Inspection Detail
Inspection: 116297094 - Twin Rivers Technologies, L. P.
Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office
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
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 100460294 | ||
Referral | 200463388 | Yes |
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 |
# | 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
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
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 116297094 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |