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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 304706724 - Precision Mechanical, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office
Site Address:
Precision Mechanical, Inc.
Beach & Patrol Roads Ccas,Slc-37b
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
Mailing Address:
505 Canaveral Groves Blvd., Cocoa, FL 32926
Union Status: Union
SIC:1711
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/18/2001
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: L:Flcare, S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities
Case Closed: 06/05/2003
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102329653 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $12,600 | $63,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $75,600 |
| Current Penalty | $3,150 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $36,850 | $40,000 |
| 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 | 5A0001 | 01/07/2002 | 01/11/2002 | $3,150 | $6,300 | $0 | 01/10/2002 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260102 A01 | 01/07/2002 | 01/11/2002 | $6,300 | $6,300 | $0 | 01/10/2002 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 02001 | Unclass | 19260021 B02 | 01/07/2002 | 01/10/2002 | $36,850 | $63,000 | $0 | 01/10/2002 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On July 8, 2001, Employee #1, a pipefitter, was disassembling a section of non-flanged 6-in.-diameter light-weight piping. The piping was under the pressure of nitrogen gas served to provide a positive pressure purge on an adjacent recently chemically-cleaned section of permanent piping. The section of pipe being disassembled had not been isolated from the source of the nitrogen gas. No lockout-tagout system was in place to assure that gas was not diverted into the loop being disassembled. Additionally, the unrestrained section of light-weight pipe was adjoined to a twisted section of flexible hose which likely placed mechanical pressure on the pipe. The pipe blew up in the pipefitter's face when he removed a bolt from the clamp holding a coupling device in place. He suffered fatal injuries.
Keywords: EQUIPMENT FAILURE, NITROGEN, PIPE, FACE, PRESSURE RELEASE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 304706724 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |