Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107847279 - Anchor Continental Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 107847279

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 12/27/1989

Site Address:
Anchor Continental Inc.
2000 S. Beltline Blvd.
Columbia, SC 29205

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 55, Lincoln, RI 02865

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2672

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/19/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/14/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360281661

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$800
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	10012 A	01/29/1990	02/01/1990	$0	$800	$0	02/20/1990	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14567309

Event: 12/21/1989

Employee burned, but dies of unknown causes

Employee #1 was performing the once-per-shift check of two steam valves located below an absorber tank that was 75 ft tall. The enclosed area below was about 10 ft high with a 10 ft diameter, and a 20 in. diameter opening for entry about 28 in. from the ground. No testing or venting was done before the employee entered the tank, which had been used to remove toluene from the air by steam washing. Employee #1 sustained burns on his arm and face and died. The cause of death is unknown.

Keywords: BURN, VENTILATION, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, STEAM, TOLUENE, ARM, FACE, TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107847279			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Separating, filtering & clarifying mach. operators

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