Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111914297 - Leslie Hoglund

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 111914297

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 08/28/1990

Site Address:
Leslie Hoglund
565 W. Avenue South
Turlock, CA 95380

Mailing Address:
600 W. Glenwood, Turlock, CA 95380

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1796

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/28/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/10/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361050040

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,200
Current Penalty	$1,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,200
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	342 A	09/11/1990	08/28/1990	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	5420 A02	09/11/1990	08/28/1990	$1,200	$1,200	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170196505

Event: 07/10/1990

Employee burned when fuel tank ignites

The employer is a dismantler/junk dealer who employs his adult sons on an intermittent basis. Employee #1 has several years experience operating oxygen/propane cutting torches. On July 10, 1990, he cut a drain hole in a large tractor fuel tank that had been partially cut open and was found to be leaking. He noticed additional leakage from the irregular 3 in. by 3 in. opening and, as he moved away, there was an internal flash that spewed flaming vapors and liquid. Employee #1 sustained serious second- and third-degree burns on his face, neck, right side, left arm and hand. No attempt was made to determine the contents of the tank or to safely empty, purge, flush, or inert the tank prior to the cutting activity.

Keywords: BURN, LEAK, ACETYLENE TORCH, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, TANK, CUTTING AND BURNING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111914297			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters

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