Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309921625 - Fayetteville-Utility

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Nashville Office - Public Sector

Inspection Nr: 309921625

Report ID: 0454732

Date Opened: 03/06/2006

Site Address:
Fayetteville-Utility
206 Main Ave North
Fayetteville, TN 37334

Mailing Address:
401 Main Ave North, Lafayette, TN 37334

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4924

NAICS: 221210/Natural Gas Distribution

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/06/2006

Emphasis: N:Amputate, N:Trench

Case Closed: 05/24/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100623792

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	503010501	05/10/2006	06/12/2006	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200623692

Event: 03/02/2006

Employee Is Killed in Explosion While Lighting Water Heater

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on March 2, 2006, Employee #1 was lighting a natural gas water heater that was located in a basement of an apartment complex, measuring 12 feet by 24 feet. The heater began to bleed too much gas into the basement room. Three other natural gas water heaters were next to one Employee #1 was lighting. As he was lighting the heater, the gas fumes were ignited by one of the other tank's pilot lights, causing an explosion. The explosion did not damage of the structure of the building, but there was enough force to knock Employee #1 down, causing his clothes to ignite. The owner of the apartment complex immediately responded to the incident and threw blankets over Employee #1 to extinguish the fire. Emergency services were contacted, and Employee #1 was transported through helicopter to Vanderbilt Burn Center in Nashville, Tennessee, where he later died due to severe burns on his back and waist.

Keywords: BURN, PILOT LIGHT, ABDOMEN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, BACK, EXPLOSION, WATER HEATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309921625			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Technicians, n.e.c.

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