Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300493723 - Thompson Aerospace Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300493723

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 07/09/1997

Site Address:
Thompson Aerospace Corp
7775 Nw 12th Street
Miami, FL 33166

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3011

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/30/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/19/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100670983
Referral	200670826		Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$12,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,000
Current Penalty	$10,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	10/06/1997	10/15/1997	$3,500	$4,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100106 E05 III	10/06/1997	12/30/1997	$3,500	$4,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100178 C02 III	10/06/1997	10/17/1997	$3,500	$4,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	19040002 A02	10/06/1997	10/09/1997	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200670586

Event: 07/09/1997

Employee dies of burns sustained when hexane ignites

Employee #1 was dispensing liquid hexane directly onto hot molds from a hose attached to a rotary hand pump. The hexane was allowed to spill down onto the front of a LP-powered Mitsubishi forklift that was running underneath it. The hexane vapors ignited and Employee #1 sustained third-degree burns, He was killed.

Keywords: BURN, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SPILL, CHEMICAL, HEXANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300493723			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors, production occupations

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