Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115458788 - Diebel'S Welding & Machine Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Yakima Service Location, Yakima, Wa

Inspection Nr: 115458788

Report ID: 1055350

Date Opened: 03/22/1994

Site Address:
Diebel'S Welding & Machine Inc
Route 2 Box 2254 - Elmway
Okanogan, WA 98840

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3599

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/08/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/26/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361204449

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$900
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	Serious	0621450302	04/29/1994	04/08/1994	$450	$450	$0	05/10/1994	Y - State Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	0621452105	04/29/1994	04/08/1994	$450	$450	$0	05/10/1994	Y - State Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170247324

Event: 03/21/1994

Employee dies from burns when air inside tank ignites

At 9:30 a.m. on March 21, 1994, Employee #1, a welder for Diebel's Welding and Machine, was welding inside a turbo-mist orchard spray tank when the atmosphere ignited and set his clothing on fire. He suffered 2nd-and 3rd-degree burns to approximately 80 percent of his body. He was taken to Mid Valley Hospital in Omak, then transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he died at 8:27 a.m. on March 22, 1994.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, WELDING, TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115458788			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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