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Inspection: 103944708 - Carter Industrial Services Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

 

Inspection Nr: 103944708
Report ID: 0551800
Date Opened: 02/26/1988

Site Address:
Carter Industrial Services Inc
2501 Fairview
Anderson, IN 46014

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3444

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/22/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/03/1988

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360470827
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 6 6
Current Violations 6 6
Initial Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
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 Other 19100157 D01 07/21/1988 07/27/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  
2. 01002 Other 19100176 C 07/21/1988 07/24/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01003 Other 19100252 A02 IIB 07/21/1988 07/27/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 01004 Other 19100252 A02 IVC 07/21/1988 07/27/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  
5. 01005 Other 19100252 D02 III 07/21/1988 07/27/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  
6. 01006 Other 4000302 07/21/1988 07/27/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 976043
Event: 02/26/1988
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MINOR BURNS FIGHTING FIRE AT A PLANT

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:25 AM ON FEBRUARY 26, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 AND SEVERAL OTHER WORKERS SAW SMOKE COMING FROM A 55 GALLON OPEN BARREL, LOCATED IN THE YARD STORAGE AREA, THAT THE EMPLOYEES USED TO KEEP WARM ON COLD DAYS. SCRAP WOOD AND CARDBOARD WERE USED TO BUILD FIRES IN THE BARREL. THE BARREL WAS LOCATED 5 TO 10 FEET FROM STEEL SHIPPING CONTAINERS, STORED 15 TO 17 FEET HIGH, THAT CONTAINED CARDBOARD, PLASTIC AND OIL IN THEIR CHANNELS. THE EMPLOYEES HAD NO FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT WITH WHICH TO FIGHT THE FIRE. WINDY CONDITIONS CAUSED A PIECE OF CARDBOARD TO BLOW OUT OF THE FIRE AND LAND ON EMPLOYEE #1'S NECK, INFLICTING MINOR BURNS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SENT TO THE LOCAL CLINIC, TREATED AND RELEASED.

Keywords: BURN, HIGH WIND, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, WORK RULES, DRUM, FIRE, NECK

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 103944708 Non Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec
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