Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120481239 - Yeargin, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 120481239

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 03/25/1993

Site Address:
Yeargin, Inc.
Hwy. 21 S.
West Columbia, SC 29169

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 6508, Greenville, SC 29607

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/19/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/30/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360598767

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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.	04001	Serious	10012 A	04/29/1993	05/01/1993	$5,000	$5,000	$0	05/19/1993	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 910471

Event: 03/24/1993

Employees killed, other injured in explosion

A partially completed, electrically controlled supply line from a holding tank to a mixing tank was filled with dry terephthalic acid (TPA) up to a closed valve. Employees were assigned to cut out a section of steel grate above the mixing tank for access. The cut was being made with an air arc gauge with Plasmarc and Mappgas. The tank was under the supply line. The valve was inadvertently opened, releasing TPA dust into the atmosphere where the cutting was conducted. This caused an explosion and fire, in which Employees #1 and #2 were killed and two others injured.

Keywords: WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, VALVE, COMBUSTIBLE DUST, BURN, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120481239			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	120481239			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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