Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3049913 - Mac'S Welding Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 3049913

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 02/06/1989

Site Address:
Mac'S Welding Co.
993 N. Horner Blvd.
Sanford, NC 27330

Mailing Address:
22111 Tramway Road, Sanford, NC 27330

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7692

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/14/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/10/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360260913

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14256069

Event: 02/04/1989

Employee killed by empty gasoline storage tank explosion

At approximately 5:30 p.m. on February 4, 1989, Employee #1 was attempting to weld a 2 inch coupling onto the front side of an empty 10,000 gallon gasoline storage tank that had not been purged. No test was made for the presence of flammable vapors in the tank's atmosphere. When Employee #1 struck the welding electrode with the welding rod against the coupling and tank, sparks ignited the vapors in the tank. The explosion killed Employee #1.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE VAPORS, STORAGE TANK, WELDING, EXPLOSION, SPARK, GASOLINE, ARC WELDING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3049913			Fatality	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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