Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1274915.015 - Attic Breeze, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Worth Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1274915.015

Report ID: 0636900

Date Opened: 11/01/2017

Site Address:
Attic Breeze, Llc
1370 Fm 116
Gatesville, TX 76528

Mailing Address:
1370 Fm 116, Gatesville, TX 76528

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333411/Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 11/02/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/19/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1270518	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$13,943	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,943
Current Penalty	$7,668	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,668
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.	01001A	Serious	19100134 E01	12/15/2017	01/22/2018	$2,788	$5,070	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100134 F02	12/15/2017	01/17/2018	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19101200 H03 III	12/15/2017	01/22/2018	$4,880	$8,873	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 100425.015

Event: 10/02/2017

Employee sustains burns to legs when fire flares up

At 5:00 p.m. on October 2, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured attic fans. There was a powder coating process in use at the factory. Residue from the powder coating booth had gradually accumulated in a vacuum cleaner and filters from the booth. The employee had to empty the residue. The employees supervisor had been burning scrap wood, old pallets and boxes in a burn pit. The employee took the vacuum cleaner filled with powder to the burn pit. He dumped the vacuum cleaners contents into the burn pit. There was still a fire smoldering in the burn pit. The powder ignited and flared up. The employee sustained first and second degree burns on both legs. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Combustible Dust, Fire, Leg, Paint, Paint Booth, Powder

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1274915.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Painting and paint spraying machine operators

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