Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170055784 - Cutting torch ignites flammables; no injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 170055784 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 01/15/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18454314	01/16/1991	3566	0	Southern Gear Works, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18454298	01/17/1991	1711	0	Gastonia Sheet Metal Works, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on January 15, 1991, Employee #3, of Gastonia Sheet Metal Works, Inc., was at Southern Gear Works, Inc., in Gastonia, NC, cutting an old exhaust pipe from a heat treating unit with an acetylene torch. He was within 3 ft of a cardboard drum containing sodium and potassium nitrates, which are strong oxidizers. Sparks from the cutting ignited the drum, creating an area fire. The contractor's employees failed to clear the fire area of combustible materials before beginning acetylene torch cutting. No injuries, however, resulted from the fire or inhalation of smoke and fumes.

Keywords: ACETYLENE TORCH, WORK RULES, FIRE, SPARK, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18454314	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Machinists
2	18454314	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Machinists
3	18454298	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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