Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170055784 - Cutting Torch Ignites Flammables; No Injuries
Accident: 170055784 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 01/15/1991 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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18454314 | 01/16/1991 | 3566 | Southern Gear Works, Inc. | ||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
18454298 | 01/17/1991 | 1711 | Gastonia Sheet Metal Works, Inc. | ||||
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
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | 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. |