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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300859535 - Bennett Radiator Service
Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office
Site Address:
Bennett Radiator Service
18908 San Bernardino Avenue
Bloomington, CA 92316
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:7539
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/08/2002
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/30/2002
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362455768 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $10,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,800 |
| Current Penalty | $900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $900 |
| 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 | 5166 B01 | 10/22/2002 | 10/25/2002 | $900 | $10,800 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:39 p.m. on September 25, 2002, Employee #1, a welder in a radiator repair shop, was working on a hairline crack in a used 29.25-inch diameter by 55-inch long, aluminum diesel fuel tank that had been built in 1990 for Freightliner. He was using a Miller Dialarc HF electric welder, Model Number RFG-27A, Serial Number JE758946, which had been purchased by the employer approximately one year earlier. As Employee #1 applied heat to the 150-gallon fuel tank, it exploded. He sustained burns over 70 percent of his body and was killed. At the time of the accident, three coworkers were in an adjacent room performing other radiator repair activities, but none of them were injured. The fuel tank had been brought into the shop for repair by a friend of Employee #1. There was no work order and the tank had not been cleaned or purged. Although the employer did not normally repair fuel tanks, it was noted that used fuel tanks had been successfully repaired in the past.
Keywords: BURN, DIESEL FUEL TANK, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, WELDER, EXPLOSION, TANK
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300859535 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Welders and cutters |