Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310441852 - Ratliff Tire Company Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Worth Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310441852

Report ID: 0636900

Date Opened: 08/25/2007

Site Address:
Ratliff Tire Company Inc.
1258 County Road 300
Rainbow, TX 76077

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 40, Rainbow, TX 76077

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5531

NAICS: 441320/Tire Dealers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/11/2008

Emphasis: S:Hispanic, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 02/19/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100714849

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	01/25/2008	01/30/2008	$750	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200713253

Event: 08/24/2007

Employee Is Killed When Autoclave Explodes

On August 24, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were buffing out and repairing tires in a shop, where an autoclave was also located. The pressure vessel was used in a vulcanizing process. Employee #1 and the coworker heard a hissing noise from the autoclave and Employee #1 went to investigate the source of the noise, suspecting an air leak. Employee #1 walked to the side of the pressure vessel and then in front of it. The autoclave suddenly lost pressure. The lid for the vessel was blown out of the building, as well as six tires that were being processed inside it. Employee #1 was struck by the lid and probably also by the tires. He was killed.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, COVER, REPAIR, PRESSURE VESSEL, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TIRE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310441852			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Heat treating equipment operators

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