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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18606483 - Sheehan Pipeline Construction Company
Inspection Information - Office: Ky Labor Cabinet Division Of Osh Compliance
Site Address:
Sheehan Pipeline Construction Company
Ryan Road
Muses Mill, KY 41065
Mailing Address:
Utica Tower Building,19245 Utica, Tulsa, OK 74101
Union Status: Union
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 09/19/1986
Planning Guide: Health-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/13/1987
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360108252 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $720 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $720 |
| Current Penalty | $720 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $720 |
| 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 | 19260021 B06 I | 10/10/1986 | 12/10/1986 | $720 | $720 | $0 | 10/21/1986 | R - Review Commission | |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 200600201 | 10/10/1986 | 10/15/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 10/21/1986 | R - Review Commission |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 AND EMPLOYEE #2 ENTERED A 30 INCH DIAMETER PIPELINE TO CHECK A WELD THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED. WHEN EMPLOYEE #7, A WELDER'S HELPER, PASSED OUT AT OPEN END OF THE PIPELINE, THE OTHER WORKERS WERE ALERTED THAT EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE IN THE PIPELINE. EMPLOYEE #6 ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE PIPELINE, BUT PASSED OUT AND WAS PULLED OUT BY OTHER EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEE #5, A WELDER, TRIED TO ENTER THE PIPELINE BY USING AN OXYGEN WELDING HOSE TO BLOW OXYGEN INTO HIS FACE. EMPLOYEE #5 WAS PULLED OUT BY THE OTHER EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEE #4, A SUPERVISOR, WAS NOTIFIED. HE CAME TO THE AREA AND IMMEDIATELY ENTERED THE PIPELINE. HE, IN TURN, HAD TO BE RESCUED. A HOSE WAS TIED AROUND EMPLOYEE #8, WHO ENTERED THE PIPE AND RESCUED EMPLOYEE #4. OTHER EMPLOYEES BROKE THE WELD BY GRINDING IT AND THEN USING A BACKHOE TO BREAK THE PIPE OPEN. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE GIVEN MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION IN AN UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO REVIVE THEM. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT ABOUT 3:45 PM ON AUGUST 28, 1986.
Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, RESPIRATORY, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, WELDING, PIPE, RESPIRATOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18606483 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters | ||
| 2 | 18606483 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters | ||
| 3 | 18606483 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices | ||
| 4 | 18606483 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices | ||
| 5 | 18606483 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices | ||
| 6 | 18606483 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters | ||
| 7 | 18606483 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Construction laborers | ||
| 8 | 18606483 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters |