Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304040777 - Palmer Auto Mall

Inspection Information - Office: Springfield Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304040777

Report ID: 0112600

Date Opened: 04/27/2001

Site Address:
Palmer Auto Mall
1219 Thorndike Street
Palmer, MA 01069

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7538

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/09/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/16/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100690254

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6			1		7
Current Violations	6			1		7
Initial Penalty	$5,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,400
Current Penalty	$5,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,400
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.	01001A	Serious	19100038 A01	05/29/2001	07/01/2001	$600	$600	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19100038 B01	05/29/2001	07/01/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01002A	Serious	19100134 C	05/29/2001	07/01/2001	$600	$600	$0	-
4.	01002B	Serious	19100134 E01	05/29/2001	07/01/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	01003	Serious	19100252 A02 XIIIC	05/29/2001	07/01/2001	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
6.	01004	Serious	19100252 A03 I	05/29/2001	06/01/2001	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
7.	01005	Serious	19100253 E05 V	05/29/2001	06/08/2001	$600	$600	$0	-
8.	01006A	Serious	19101200 E01	05/29/2001	07/01/2001	$600	$600	$0	-
9.	01006B	Serious	19101200 H01	05/29/2001	07/01/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	02001	Other	19100132 D02	05/29/2001	07/01/2001	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200690436

Event: 04/26/2001

Employee Died from an Explosion

Employee #1 died when he was struck by the lid of a steel 55-gallon drum that exploded when he attempted to cut the drum apart with an oxy-actylene cutting torch. The drum had previously contained concentrated windshield washer fluid, which primarily consisted of methyl alcohol.

Keywords: ACETYLENE TORCH, DRUM, EXPLOSION, CONTUSION, CUTTING AND BURNING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304040777			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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