Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2857761 - Gaf Corporation

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

Inspection Nr: 2857761

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 11/05/1985

Site Address:
Gaf Corporation
1500 Ponca St
Baltimore, MD 21224

Mailing Address:
1500 S. Ponca Street, Baltimore, MD 21224

Union Status: Union

SIC:2952

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/12/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/18/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360746028

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$420
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	890032 A	01/03/1986	01/05/1986	$420	$420	$0	01/28/1986	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14297444

Event: 10/09/1985

HAND BURNED BY HOT ASPHALT

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SCRAPING A PAN NEAR A FLOW OF HOT ASPHALT. AS HE PULLED HIS HAND AWAY FROM THE PAN THE GLOVE HE WAS WEARING CAUGHT ON ONE OF THE ASPHALT APPLICATORS. THE GLOVE WAS IMMEDIATELY FILLED WITH LIQUID ASPHALT AT ABOUT 400 DEGREES. HE SUFFERED THIRD DEGREE BURNS OVER THE HAND AREA CONTACTED BY THE ASPHALT. THE ASPHALT APPLICATORS WERE EQUIPPED WITH VALVES, BUT THE VALVES WERE SO SMALL THEY COULD NOT BE EASILY OPERATED WITH BULKY GLOVES ON. THE EMPLOYEE HAD TO USE GLOVES TO AVOID BEING BURNED BY THE HOT ASPHALT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT EXTENSION HANDLES WERE ADDED TO THE APPLICATORS SO THAT THE EMPLOYEE COULD STOP THE ASPHALT FLOW BEFORE ATTEMPTING CLEANING OPERATIONS.

Keywords: BURN, GLOVE, CLEANING, HOT ASPHALT, HAND, ASPHALT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2857761			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Cementing and gluing machine operators

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