Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304543135 - Shelton Pipeline Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Winston-Salem

Inspection Nr: 304543135

Report ID: 0453720

Date Opened: 06/04/2001

Site Address:
Shelton Pipeline Inc.
2775 Hope Church Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27104

Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 24517, Winston-Salem, NC 27114

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/06/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Program Improvements

Case Closed: 02/18/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100071281

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$3,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19260651 B03	09/21/2001	09/26/2001	$1,400	$3,150	$0	10/30/2001	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Other	19260251 C15 II	09/21/2001	09/26/2001	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200071181

Event: 06/04/2001

Employees burned in gas line explosion, and one is killed

Employees #1 and #2 were working for Shelton Pipeline Incorporated. The two were boring under a road when they struck an underground gas line that exploded. Both employees received third-degree thermal burns over 70 percent of their bodies. Both employees were hospitalized. Employee #1 died a week after the explosion.

Keywords: BURN, GAS, EXPLOSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304543135			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	304543135			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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