Inspection Detail

Inspection: 888305 - Triarch Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office

Inspection Nr: 888305

Report ID: 0626000

Date Opened: 10/15/1984

Site Address:
Triarch Corp
4920 Bearlane
Corpus Christi, TX 78405

Mailing Address:
Po Box 4943, Corpus Christi, TX 78469

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/22/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/02/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900503277	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$420
Current Penalty	$140	$0	$0	$0	$0	$140
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	19100178 F01	10/31/1984	11/02/1984	$140	$420	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100157 C04	10/31/1984	11/05/1984	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14467179

Event: 10/15/1984

Employee burned during refueling of forklift

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on October 10, 1984, Employees #1 and #2 were refueling a forklift with gasoline from an open 5 gallon plastic bucket. Employee #2 lit a cigarette lighter 10 inches away from the open bucket. The gasoline vapors ignited and Employee #1 dropped the bucket, which still contained 2 gallons of gasoline. Employee #1 was engulfed in flames as he jumped off the forklift, sustaining burns over 60 percent of his body. In a signed statement, Employee #2, age 18, stated that he lit the lighter as a joke, trying to scare Employee #1. The plastic bucket, a completely open container, was not an approved safety can.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, GASOLINE, HORSEPLAY, GAS CAN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	888305			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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