Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100693084 - Suffolk Asphalt Materials, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Island Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100693084

Report ID: 0214700

Date Opened: 06/15/1987

Site Address:
Suffolk Asphalt Materials, Inc.
242 Rabro Drive
Hauppauge, NY 11787

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2951

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/15/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/22/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360139554
Referral	900836701	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
Current Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	08/21/1987	09/21/1987	$480	$480	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14561757

Event: 06/12/1987

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FIRE WHEN HOT ASPHALT CAUGHT FIRE

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SEVERELY BURNED WHEN AN ASPHALT LINE HE WAS HEATING TO DISSOLVE A BLOCKAGE BROKE OPEN AND THE CONTENTS CAUGHT FIRE. HE WAS WORKING FROM THE FIRST PLATFORM OF A BATCHING TOWER, APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE STATIC PRESSURE IN THE LINE AND THE PRESSURE GENERATED BY HEATING THE ASPHALT AND THE #2 OIL IN THE LINE CAUSED THE LINE TO RUPTURE. THE ERUPTING COMBUSTIBLE CONTENTS IMMEDIATELY IGNITED, CREATING A FIRE BALL 40 TO 50 FEET HIGH. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN THE FIREBALL, AND LATER DIED AS A RESULT OF THE BURNS HE SUFFERED.

Keywords: WORK RULES, FIRE, PROPANE TORCH, CLOGGED, HIGH PRESSURE, ASPHALT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100693084			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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