Inspection Detail
Inspection: 101296119 - Piping Service Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office
Site Address:
Piping Service Inc
1522 S. Broadway
Green Bay, WI 54307
Mailing Address:
2180 Buchanan Rd., Appleton, WI 54915
Union Status: Union
SIC:1711
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Unprog Rel
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/11/1988
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/17/1988
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360647895 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Initial Penalty | $490 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $490 |
Current Penalty | $250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260352 I | 02/12/1988 | 02/18/1988 | $250 | $490 | $0 | 03/09/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
2. | 02001 | Other | 19040002 A | 02/12/1988 | 02/22/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #2 was making a weld repair on a stainless steel return line of a recirculating adhesive system. The adhesive return line was above a stainless storage tank. Employees #1 and #2 were on top of the tank. Repairs using a tig weld had been made at various points on the two fill discharge and process stainless system pipes. As the final horizontal weld on the return pipe above the tank was begun, the tank bottom suddenly separated from the wall of the tank and propelled the tank upward into the building structural support beam and roof. Employee #2 fell off as the tank ruptured. He was hospitalized. Employee #1 struck his head on the structural member as the tank propelled upward. He died of a skull fracture.
Keywords: HEAD, STORAGE TANK, EXPLOSION, BEAM, REPAIR, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, RUPTURE, FALL
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 101296119 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Occupation not reported |