Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3036928 - Sanders Brothers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 3036928

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 10/06/1987

Site Address:
Sanders Brothers, Inc.
Highway 29 South
Kings Mountain, NC 28086

Mailing Address:
C/O Eaton Corporation, P. O. Box 1728, Kings Mountain, NC 28086

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/06/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/18/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360261580

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$420
Current Penalty	$420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$420
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	95012901	11/09/1987	11/16/1987	$420	$420	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14254809

Event: 10/05/1987

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN OIL TANK EXPLODED FROM COMPRESSED AIR

AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM ON OCTOBER 5, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED THE JOB OF PUMPING QUENCH OIL FROM A 16 FOOT HIGH, 8 FOOT DIAMETER STORAGE TANK INTO A NEARBY TANK TRUCK. THE OIL NEEDED TO BE REMOVED SO THAT THE TANK COULD BE MOVED. WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF HIS SUPERVISOR, EMPLOYEE #1 REMOVED THE PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE AT THE TOP OF TANK AND CONNECTED AN AIR LINE TO THE TANK AT 108 PSI. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FORCE OUT THE REMAINING 7 FEET OF OIL IN THE TANK WITH COMPRESSED AIR. AFTER 12 MINUTES, THE TOP OF THE TANK, WITH EMPLOYEE #1 ON IT, WAS BLOWN INTO THE AIR. EMPLOYEE #1 LANDED 30 FEET AWAY ON THE PLANT ROOF. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: WORK RULES, OIL TANK, COMPRESSED AIR, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3036928			Fatality	Other	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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