Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303390439 - A & J Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Marlton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303390439

Report ID: 0213900

Date Opened: 04/09/2001

Site Address:
A & J Construction Co.
561 N. Clinton Ave.
Trenton, NJ 08625

Mailing Address:
5026 Industrial Road, Farmingdale, NJ 07727

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 06/15/2001

Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 03/20/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101771442
Referral	201774312		Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100
Current Penalty	$1,050	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,050
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	Serious	5A0001	06/19/2001	10/10/2001	$1,050	$2,100	$0		P - Petition to Mod Abatement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201771292

Event: 04/06/2001

Employee killed by explosion of tank

On April 6, 2001, an Employee was attempting to cut off the top of a 500-gallon underground storage tank to gain access sludge removal. The tank previously contained gasoline. Gasoline was mixed with water in the bottom of the tank that could not be removed by the vac truck device. The employee was cutting into the metal tank with a large gas powered saw, which caused the residual vapors to ignited resulting in an explosion causing a fatal blast trauma injury to the employee.

Keywords: VAPOR, STORAGE TANK, GAS, EXPLOSION, TRUCK, GASOLINE, TANK, SLUDGE, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303390439			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers

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