Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119544724 - Scarborough Oil Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 119544724

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 09/01/1998

Site Address:
Scarborough Oil Company, Inc.
6416 Taylor Landing Road
Girdletree, MD 21829

Mailing Address:
5330 Snow Hill Road, Snow Hill, MD 21863

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4925

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/15/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/14/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100964220

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,050	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,050
Current Penalty	$800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$800
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	Serious	19100106 F03 VI	11/04/1998	11/08/1998	$0	$1,525	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100106 F06	11/04/1998	11/08/1998	$800	$1,525	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200962355

Event: 08/31/1998

Employee burned when gasoline ignites

Employee #1 was delivering gasoline to a house in Girdletree, MD. He backed up his delivery truck, stopping approximately 50 ft away from the 250-gallon aboveground tank. After determining how much fuel to dispense, he began filling the tank. Employee #1 had nearly finished when the gasoline ignited. He suffered severe burns, for which he was hospitalized. Property damage loss of the garage and the resident's vehicle parked inside, and a camper parked near the garage. The siding on the house was also damaged. There were various potential sources of ignition present, including a 120-volt bug-killing device located approximately 10 ft away from the tank's fill spout. Employee #1 had not installed a bonding wire so as to electrically interconnect the nozzle to the container. The Worcester County Fire Marshall's office believed that the energized bug-killing device was the most likely source of ignition.

Keywords: BURN, DELIVERY WORK, ELECTRICAL, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, CHEMICAL VAPOR, GASOLINE, TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119544724			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Truck drivers, heavy

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