Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100675784 - Maynes Tire

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100675784

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 03/27/1987

Site Address:
Maynes Tire
450 Weldon St.
Montrose, CO 81401

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5014

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/25/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/18/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900991621	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$140	$0	$0	$0	$0	$140
Current Penalty	$140	$0	$0	$0	$0	$140
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	19100169 B03 I	07/24/1987	07/27/1987	$140	$140	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14427389

Event: 03/27/1987

Employee injured when air tank explodes

On March 25, 1987, Employee #1 was working as a tire changer in a tire shop. A customer entered the shop and asked a coworker, the customer's brother, if he could use the portable air tank. The customer was told to fill up the tank using several tire-changing machines. As he did this, the tank exploded, killing the customer and injuring Employee #1. The portable air tank and the tire changing machines were not equipped with safety valves or pressure gauges. The Citation Power Cleaning Equipment portable air tank, model 250, had been the object of two major recalls by the Consumer Products Safety Commission in 1973. The tanks lacked safety valves and were poorly constructed.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, SAFETY RELIEF VALVE, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100675784			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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