Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3189156 - Allied Automotive-Bcbcd Sumter Plant

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 3189156

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 03/28/1985

Site Address:
Allied Automotive-Bcbcd Sumter Plant
Corporated Way-Sumter Ind. Park
Sumter, SC 29150

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 2488, Sumter, SC 29150

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3714

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/01/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/10/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360776454

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14215503

Event: 03/26/1985

WELDING SPARK IGNITED FLAMMABLE VAPORS; EMPLOYEE BURNED

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING NEAR A DIPTANK CONTAINING 100 GALLONS OF BLACK GLASS ENAMEL (FREEZING POINT, MINUS 27 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT). THE EMPLOYEE'S JOB WAS TO REMOVE PARTS WHICH HAD FALLEN FROM THE CONVEYOR INTO THE DIP TANK. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET FROM THE OPEN DOOR OF THE DIP TANK. PAINT WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE FLOOR WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 REMOVED PARTS. A LARGE WELDER WAS BEING USED ABOUT 45 FEET AWAY FROM THE DIP TANK. A SPARK FROM THE WELDER SHOT OVER TO THE DIP TANK, IGNITING THE FLAMMABLE VAPORS FROM THE GLASS ENAMEL. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED MINOR BURNS TO HIS BACK AND ARMS FROM THE FLASH FIRE WHICH ERUPTED.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, WELDING, BACK, EXPLOSION, SPARK, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3189156			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

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