Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120467113 - Capitol City Mfg. Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 120467113

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 08/17/1992

Site Address:
Capitol City Mfg. Co., Inc.
1651 Holland Street
West Columbia, SC 29169

Mailing Address:
131 West 33rd St, New York, NY 10001

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2369

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/18/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/17/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360497267

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	7			7		14
Current Violations	7			7		14
Initial Penalty	$9,550	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,550
Current Penalty	$3,820	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,820
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100133 A01	09/16/1992	09/25/1992	$330	$825	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100215 A02	09/16/1992	09/25/1992	$330	$825	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100252 A03 I	09/16/1992	09/21/1992	$1,400	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100304 F04	09/16/1992	09/21/1992	$330	$825	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100304 F05 VC7	09/16/1992	09/25/1992	$330	$825	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19100305 B01	09/16/1992	09/21/1992	$770	$1,925	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19100334 A03 II	09/16/1992	09/25/1992	$330	$825	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	02001	Other	19100106 D02 I	09/16/1992	09/25/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
9.	02002	Other	19100157 C04	09/16/1992	10/05/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	02003	Other	19100157 E03	09/16/1992	10/05/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
11.	02004	Other	19100304 A02	09/16/1992	09/25/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
12.	02005	Other	19100305 B02	09/16/1992	09/25/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
13.	02006	Other	19100305 G01 III	09/16/1992	09/21/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
14.	02007A	Other	19101200 G01	09/16/1992	10/20/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
15.	02007B	Other	19101200 H02 IV	09/16/1992	10/20/1992	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 910497

Event: 08/01/1992

Employee's leg fractured in methanol explosion

Employee #1 was using a cutting torch to cut a 55 gallon drum of methanol, which was supposedly empty, to make a trash can. An explosion knocked the lid of the drum through the side of a trailer in the area, breaking two bones in one of Employee #1's legs. The drum had not been thoroughly cleaned prior to cutting. The hazard communication program did not include an MSDS for oxygen and acetylene, nor training on such.

Keywords: FRACTURE, METHYL ALCOHOL, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, WORK RULES, DRUM, TORCH, EXPLOSION, UNTRAINED, CUTTING AND BURNING, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120467113			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial machinery repairers

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