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Inspection Information - Office: Avenel | ||||
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| Nr: 100239466 | Report ID: 0213400 | Open Date: 03/31/1989 | ||
| Aetna Gas Products, Inc. | ||||
| Homestead Road Hillsborough, NJ 08502 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2813/Industrial Gases | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 05/18/1989 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 07/06/1989 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360396980 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $350 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $350 |
| Current Penalty | $350 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $350 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100102 C | 06/05/1989 | 06/08/1989 | $350 | $350 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14308688 | Event: 03/30/1989 | Employee Killed By An Acetylene Tank Cylinder Explosion | ||||
| Two employees were filling acetylene cylinders. Employee #1 was closing cylinder valves on the manifold line. Employee #2 went to the rear of the building when an explosion occurred. Employee #1 was burned to death. Employee #2 went out the back door unhurt. The reason for the explosion was unknown. A possible cause was lightning. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, cylinder, acetylene, lightning, explosion | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 100239466 | Fatality | Concussion | Laborers, except construction | ||