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Inspection: 104475454 - Mass Transit Administration
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Inspection Information - Office: Maryland Region 3 | ||||
| Nr: 104475454 | Report ID: 0352430 | Open Date: 05/07/1990 | ||
| Mass Transit Administration | ||||
| 1515 Washington Blvd Baltimore, MD 21230 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 4111/Local and Suburban Transit | ||||
| Mailing: 300 West Lexington Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | StateGovt | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 05/08/1990 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 07/09/1990 | |
| Emphasis: | L:9211 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360585806 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100252 D 3 I | 06/14/1990 | 06/17/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 879239 | Event: 01/04/1990 | Employee Injured By Exploding Drum | ||||
| At approximately 9:00 a.m. on January 4, 1990, Employee #1 was assigned by his supervisor to cut two 55 gal drums in half using a oxyacetylene torch. The drums were going to be used as holding containers for soap and water for transit buses. At approximately 11:15 a.m., he had cut open one 55 gal drum and was starting on the second drum when it exploded. The bottom end blew off, striking him in the lower left leg. The resulting fireball also caused a minor flash burn to the employee's face and neck. Employee #1 was transported to University Hospital. No safety procedures were in place nor were instructions given to employees concerning the cleaning or purging of drums. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, acetylene torch, work rules, drum, fire, struck against, explosion, flying object, untrained, cutting and burning | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 104475454 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Supervisors, mechanics and repairers | ||