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Inspection: 815035 - Cuyahoga Wrecking Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 815035
Report ID: 0317000
Date Opened: 11/10/1986

Site Address:
Cuyahoga Wrecking Corp.
3223 Delaware Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19148

Mailing Address:
310 E. Shore Rd, Great Neck, NY 11023

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/10/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/22/1990

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360113690
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 3 2 7
Current Violations 2 3 2 7
Initial Penalty $1,600 $30,000 $0 $0 $0 $31,600
Current Penalty $1,600 $30,000 $0 $0 $0 $31,600
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 19260020 B01 03/19/1987 03/22/1987 $1,000 $1,000 $0 -  
2. 01002A Serious 19260350 A01 03/19/1987 03/22/1987 $600 $600 $0 -  
3. 01002B Serious 19260350 A09 03/19/1987 03/22/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 01002C Serious 19260350 J 03/19/1987 03/22/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
5. 02001 Willful 19260028 A 03/19/1987 03/22/1987 $10,000 $10,000 $0 -  
6. 02002 Willful 19260850 A 03/19/1987 03/22/1987 $10,000 $10,000 $0 -  
7. 02003 Willful 19260850 E 03/19/1987 03/22/1987 $10,000 $10,000 $0 -  
8. 03001 Other 19030002 A01 03/19/1987 03/22/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
9. 03002 Other 19040002 B02 03/19/1987 03/22/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14478515
Event: 11/07/1986
2 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS BURNED TO DEATH WHEN VAPORS IGNITED

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE DISMANTLING FUEL OIL PIPELINES, USING AN OXYGEN AND PROPANE CUTTING TORCH. THEY WERE WORKING ON AN ELEVATED PIPE SUPPORT WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. APPARENTLY, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH WHILE EMPLOYEE #2 WAS MANUALLY OPENING BOLTS TO A FLANGE ON THE PIPELINE. WHEN THE FLANGE WAS OPENED, RESIDUES FROM #4 FUEL OIL AND #6 FUEL OIL IGNITED. THE ENSUING FIRE COMPLETELY ENGULFED EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2. THEY FELL TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED AT THE SITE AND EMPLOYEE #2 WAS DOA AT THE HOSPITAL. THE PIPELINES HAD NOT BEEN TESTED OR PURGED PRIOR TO THE DEMOLITION WORK.

Keywords: BURN, DISMANTLING, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, PROPANE TORCH, FUEL OIL, CUTTING AND BURNING

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 815035 Fatality Concussion Occupation not reported
2 815035 Fatality Concussion Occupation not reported
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