Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1094485.015 - The Kippur Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Inspection Nr: 1094485.015

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 09/24/2015

Site Address:
The Kippur Corporation
690 E. 36th Street
Tucson, AZ 85713

Mailing Address:
690 E. 36th Street, Tucson, AZ 85713

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/24/2015

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/28/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1023352

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19100147 C07 IV	03/09/2016	04/04/2016	$0	$0	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01002	Other	19100178 L06	03/09/2016	04/04/2016	$0	$0	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 79884.015

Event: 09/23/2015

Scrap yard worker is killed when military ordnance explodes

At 12:41 p.m. on September 23, 2015, an employee was working for a firm that wholesaled recyclable materials. He was using a cutting torch to cut up scrap metal. Military ordnance in the form of a bomb had been placed in the scrap metal. The bomb partially exploded. The employee was caught in the fire and blast from the explosion. He sustained a concussion and puncture wounds from the shrapnel. He also sustained burns and he was killed.

Keywords: Burn, Concussion, Explosion, Explosives, Laceration, Scrap Metal, Scrap Yard, Struck By, Torch

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1094485.015	47	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.