Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102582582 - Uncle Charlies' Junk Man

Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102582582

Report ID: 0524530

Date Opened: 06/30/1988

Site Address:
Uncle Charlies' Junk Man
Sec 29, Twp 1n, Rng 8e, Wayne County
Fairfield, IL 62837

Mailing Address:
423 Forest Street, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/25/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/26/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360385231

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			4		7
Current Violations	3			4		7
Initial Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$450
Current Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$450
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100151 B	09/01/1988	10/03/1988	$90	$90	$0	-
2.	01002A	Serious	19100252 D02 VIC	09/01/1988	09/04/1988	$180	$180	$0	-
3.	01002B	Serious	19100252 D03 I	09/01/1988	09/04/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01003	Serious	19100252 D03 II	09/01/1988	09/04/1988	$180	$180	$0	-
5.	02001	Other	19040008	09/01/1988	09/02/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	02002	Other	19101200 E01	09/01/1988	11/02/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	02003	Other	19101200 G01	09/01/1988	10/03/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	02004	Other	19101200 H	09/01/1988	10/03/1988	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14520878

Event: 06/27/1988

One employee killed and one injured as vessel explodes

Employees #1 and #2 were assisting the employer in scrapping old oil field tank battery tanks and an associated oil water separator vessel. The employer had built fires in all vessels prior to the crew cutting up the vessels, ostensibly to burn out all flammable vapors. Employee #1 removed the bolts and the inspection hole cover from one end of the separator vessel while the employer cut nuts from the inspection hole cover at the other end of the vessel, using an oxygen-propane blau-type cutting torch. When the cover was cut free, Employee #1 was using a hammer and punch to knock off the cover. Vapor inside the vessel was ignited by the torch that the employer was using at the first opening. The force of the explosion drove the inspection plate into Employee #1's head and killed him. Employee #2's eyes were injured by flying debris.

Keywords: EYE, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, OIL WELL DRILLING, TORCH, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, CUTTING AND BURNING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102582582			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	102582582			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Occupation not reported

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