Inspection Detail
Inspection: 104005525 - Gold Bond Building Products
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor
Site Address:
Gold Bond Building Products
Highway 50 East
Shoals, IN 47581
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:3275
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/15/1989
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/25/1990
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360469555 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $480 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $480 |
Current Penalty | $360 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $360 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 2200080101 | 07/14/1989 | 08/30/1989 | $360 | $480 | $0 | 08/14/1989 | R - Review Commission |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 10:30 a.m. on May 11, 1989, Employee #1, an electrician, was helping another electrician try to start a gas-fired furnace. Several attempts were made to light the furnace, which was controlled by an external electrical control panel, by going through normal operating procedures, but the furnace would not remain lit. Employee #1 went to the end of the furnace and looked through an inspection sight glass. At the same time, the other electrician let the furnace go through the purge cycle, then used a jumper wire to bypass the electrical relays in the control box in an attempt to keep the burner lit. When the ignition button was pressed, the furnace exploded. Employee #1 sustained no physical injuries, but apparently suffered from a concussion and shock. He was transported by automobile to the hospital, where he was treated and released. The other employee sustained no injuries.
Keywords: FURNACE, SHOCK, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, EXPLOSION, CONCUSSION, COMMUNICATION
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 104005525 | Non Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip. |