Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18854513 - Haverhill Contracting Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 18854513

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 10/02/1986

Site Address:
Haverhill Contracting Co., Inc.
Rte. 100 And Umpers Hole Road
Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Mailing Address:
8100 Lynhurst Road, Baltimore, MD 21222

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/09/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/15/1986

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19260350 A 9	11/19/1986	11/22/1986	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14296479

Event: 10/02/1986

OXYGEN TANK REGULATOR EXPLODED IN EMPLOYEE'S FACE

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE REMOVAL OF A COLUMN CAN. (A 1 1/2 BY 8 INCH BOLT WAS BENT.) HE WENT TO THE COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS, TURNED ON THE ACETYLENE, THEN CRACKED THE OXYGEN VALVE. THE REGULATOR PORTION OF THE GUAGES EXPLODED IN HIS FACE, CAUSING FACIAL BONE FRACTURES, DAMAGED TEETH, IMPAIRED VISION AND HEARING, CONTUSIONS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE AND 3 SEVERE LACERATIONS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE. THE EQUIPMENT WAS A SMITH OXYGEN REGULATOR, SERIAL NUMBER H-1710-540. ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE OXYGEN CYLINDER WAS NOT SECURED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, BUT WAS LYING ON THE GROUND.

Keywords: FRACTURE, REGULATOR VALVE, CYLINDER, COMPRESSED GAS, EXPLOSION, VALVE, FACE, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18854513			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters

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