Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116297094 - Twin Rivers Technologies, L. P.

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 116297094

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 03/09/1999

Site Address:
Twin Rivers Technologies, L. P.
780 Washington Street
Quincy, MA 02169

Mailing Address:
780 Washington Street, Quincy, MA 02169

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2899

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/02/1999

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/28/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100460294
Referral	200463388	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations					1	1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,600	$5,600
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	Unclass	5A0001	04/06/1999	05/20/1999	$5,600	$7,000	$0	04/28/1999	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 116297094

Event: 03/09/1999

Employee dies of burns when tallow vapors ignite

Employee #1, a refinery technician, was preparing to reheat a pipe that contained hardened tallow that he had heated several minutes earlier. He was using a propane torch when a sudden failure in a valve seal occurred. The rapidly vaporizing liquid tallow was ignited by the torch, and Employee #1, who was standing on a platform 15 ft above the area where the valve failed, suffered second- and third-degree burns over 90 percent his body. He died on the morning of March 12, 1999, as a result of injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, PROPANE TORCH, VALVE, SEAL, REFINERY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116297094			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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