Inspection Detail
Inspection: 105537575 - Yeargin Construction Company Inc
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Inspection Information - Office: Tenn Cmpl Sfty 6 | ||||
Nr: 105537575 | Report ID: 0454716 | Open Date: 08/21/1987 | ||
Yeargin Construction Company Inc | ||||
Eastman Road Kingsport, TN 37662 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
SIC: 1796/Installation or Erection of Building Equipment, Not Elsewhere | ||||
Mailing: P. O. Box 33683, Kingsport, TN 37664 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 11/02/1987 | |
Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 11/02/1987 | |
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 360778351 |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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Summary Nr: 14305841 | Event: 08/21/1987 | Employee Killed When Escaping Vapors Ignite | ||||
Employee #1 was working approximately 90 ft above and 10 ft to one side of Employees #2 and #3 when they broke a check valve in a pipeline. A shut-off valve further up the line was open, allowing Dowtherm, a combustible liquid, to flow through the open check valve. The Dowtherm was heated above its flash point and escaped as a vapor, which ignited. Employee #1 was burned and killed. Employees #2 and #3 were not seriously injured. The check valve had appeared to be a flange. | ||||||
Keywords: burn, flammable liquid, work rules, fire, construction, lockout, valve, combustible liquid, accidental discharge, inattention | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
1 | 105537575 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Construction trades, n.e.c. | ||
2 | 105537575 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices | ||
3 | 105537575 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Construction trades, n.e.c. |