Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18552927 - R J Reynolds Tobacco Co

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 18552927

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 01/04/1991

Site Address:
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co
Building 604, 190 E. Polo Road
Winston Salem, NC 27102

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 2959, Winston-Salem, NC 27102

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2111

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/08/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/08/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360489272

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,080	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,080
Current Penalty	$1,080	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,080
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	19100145 F03	02/12/1991	02/19/1991	$1,080	$1,080	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 946749

Event: 01/03/1991

Employee's beard singed by flash fire

Employee #1, of Industrial Air, Inc., in Greensboro, NC, was assigned to weld or connect a roof vent by a connector pipe (branch line) to the main trunk exhaust line on a roof that led to an incinerator. Flammable and/or combustible fumes were discharged from a nearby exhaust vent while he was welding. The fumes caused a flash fire that singed the employee's beard, but he suffered no burns.

Keywords: HAIR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, EXHAUST FUMES, FIRE, WELDING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18552927			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Sheetmetal duct installers

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