Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18315564 - Southwire - Cds

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18315564

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 02/23/1989

Site Address:
Southwire - Cds
Central Road
Carrollton, GA 30117

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1000, Carrollton, GA 30119

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3341

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/28/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/16/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	901017418	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,280
Current Penalty	$1,280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,280
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	5A0001	03/13/1989	04/13/1989	$640	$640	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19101200 H02 III	03/13/1989	04/13/1989	$640	$640	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14336283

Event: 02/23/1989

Employees burned during flash fire

Employees #1 and #2, maintenance workers, were cleaning a Y-strainer on a natural gas line for furnaces in a secondary copper smelter. The main natural gas line valve was closed. The furnaces have a back-up system that uses propane. The propane valve closest to Employees #1 and #2 was open. Another employee opened the main propane valve to switch the system over from natural gas to propane. The propane gas then seeped back through the open valve into the area in which the employees were working. It ignited, causing a flash fire. Employee #1 was seriously burned; Employee #2 was also burned, but not as severely as Employee #1. None of the valves was locked out or tagged out.

Keywords: BURN, LEAK, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, FIRE, NATURAL GAS, LOCKOUT, VALVE, PROPANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18315564			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	18315564			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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