Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105699359 - Piedmont Maintenance & Services, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Virginia Central 0355100

Inspection Nr: 105699359

Report ID: 0355119

Date Opened: 05/09/1988

Site Address:
Piedmont Maintenance & Services, Inc.
Goodyear
Danville, VA 24541

Mailing Address:
Po Box 830, Roxboro, NC 27573

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/16/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/29/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360786123

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	Other	ARM001103 A	06/01/1988	06/05/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14295018

Event: 05/08/1988

EMPLOYEE'S LEGS BURNED WHEN GLUE FUMES IGNITED

AT APPROXIMATELY 1:40 PM ON MAY 8, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING A STEEL PLATE (USING A CUTTING TORCH) OUT OF THE FLOOR. THE FOREMAN WAS REMOVING A SHORT PORTION OF PIPE FROM AN ABANDONED CEMENT (GLUE) PIPE LINE SYSTEM. WHEN THE PIPE WAS UNSCREWED, IT FELL TO THE FLOOR. THE CEMENT IN THE PIPE SPLASHED IN THE DIRECTION OF EMPLOYEE #1 AND HIS TORCH. THE TORCH CAUSED THE CEMENT VAPORS TO IGNITE, BURNING EMPLOYEE #1'S LEGS. HE WAS TREATED AT THE PLANT HOSPITAL AND TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER TREATMENT. HE RECEIVED FIRST DEGREE BURNS.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, GLUE, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, TORCH, CUTTING AND BURNING, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105699359			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Millwrights

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