Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15194574 - Weber County Roads

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 15194574

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 04/27/1984

Site Address:
Weber County Roads
2220 S 1900 W
Ogden, UT 84401

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/01/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360600308

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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.	01001	Other	GEN02430303	05/08/1984	05/15/1984	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14455877

Event: 04/26/1984

Employee injured by explosion in truck equipment box

Employee #1, age 20, was using a right angle grinder to cut a piece of exhaust pipe held in a vise. Sparks from the grinder reached the equipment box on a maintenance truck in the adjacent stall, setting off an explosion in the box that blew off its door. It struck Employee #1 in the head and knocked him to the ground. The box contained an oxyacetylene torch that was connected to tanks on the truck. The torch had been used before the truck was brought into the shop. The valves on the torch had been left slightly open, which let the residual gas in the line bleed off into the box. The box also contained a large roll of duct tape and a rag that could have functioned as collection reservoirs for the gas.

Keywords: GRINDER, HEAD, ACETYLENE TORCH, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, GAS, EXPLOSION, VALVE, SPARK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15194574			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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