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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1640796 - Minot Paving Co Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Bismarck Area Office
Site Address:
Minot Paving Co Inc
3400 4th Ave N W
Minot, ND 58702
Mailing Address:
Box 1805, Minot, ND 58702
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2951
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/25/1984
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/17/1985
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360636450 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $810 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $810 |
| Current Penalty | $25 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100106 E06 I | 11/27/1984 | 11/30/1984 | $25 | $810 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEES #1-3 WERE ON A TANK TOP USING A PROPANE TORCH TO HEAT UP AN ELBOW ON A FLEXIBLE, 4-INCH HOSE. THE HOSE WAS USED TO TRANSFER ASPHALT FROM ONE TANK TO ANOTHER. WHEN THE TORCH WAS LIT, AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED. EMPLOYEES #1-3 WERE BLOWN INTO THE AIR. TWO OF THE MEN LANDED ON THE GROUND. THE THIRD MAN LANDED ON ONE OF THE OTHER TANK TOPS. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED A FATAL CONCUSSION. EMPLOYEE #2 FRACTURED HIS LEG. EMPLOYEE #3 SUFFERED ABRASIONS ON HIS FACE.
Keywords: FRACTURE, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, HOSE, PROPANE TORCH, EXPLOSION, ABRASION, CONCUSSION, FACE, ASPHALT, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1640796 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 1640796 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||
| 3 | 1640796 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |