Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1549092.015 - Ecm Development Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1549092.015

Report ID: 0317500

Date Opened: 08/23/2021

Site Address:
Ecm Development Corp.
1711 Route 588
Fombell, PA 16123

Mailing Address:
1711 Route 588, Fombell, PA 16123

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 335311/ Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/23/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/03/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1800154	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$8,582	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,582
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
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.	01001	Serious	19100252 A02 VI C	08/31/2021	09/07/2021	$3,820	$5,461	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19101200 E01	08/31/2021	10/19/2021	$2,180	$3,121	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 138372.015

Event: 08/18/2021

Employee breaks ribs, injures arm cutting drum that explodes

At 10:45 a.m. on August 18, 2021, an employee working as a production tester for a specialty transformer manufacturer was preparing to cut the lid off a 55-gallon drum. The drum had contained varnish and the contents had been emptied into a vat. The drum was then placed in an oven and baked for approximately 8 hours. The employee was preparing to cut the lid with a plasma cutter. He touched the torch to the metal at which time the drum exploded. The caps to the lid had not been removed prior to the drum being processed causing some vapors to still be trapped inside the drum. The vapors ignited inside the drum causing the explosion. The employee was hospitalized to treat broken ribs and nerve damage to the lower portion of his right arm.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Chemical Vapor, Chest, Cutting, Drum, Exploded, Explosion, Flammable Vapors, Flying Object, Fracture, Hot Work, Ignite, Ignition, Manufacturing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Nerve damage, Rib, Struck By, Torch, Torch cutting, Unsafe Position, Vapor

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1549092.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Production testers

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