Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104475454 - Mass Transit Administration

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 104475454

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 05/07/1990

Site Address:
Mass Transit Administration
1515 Washington Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21230

Mailing Address:
300 West Lexington Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

Union Status: Union

SIC:4111

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/08/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:9211

Case Closed: 07/09/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360585806

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	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 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	Serious	19100252 D 3 I	06/14/1990	06/17/1990	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation 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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104475454			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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