Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107237471 - The Industrial Company Dba Tic

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107237471

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 02/16/1994

Site Address:
The Industrial Company Dba Tic
Twin Falls Power Plant Project At Snake River
Twin Falls, ID 83301

Mailing Address:
3584 B Twin Falls Grade, Kimberly, ID 83341

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/17/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/14/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	901193573	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$8,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,250
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$1,625	$0	$4,125
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	19260153 H08	03/24/1994	03/29/1994	$2,500	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19260153 H10	03/24/1994	03/29/1994	$1,625	$3,250	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 509414

Event: 02/16/1994

Employees burned in fire caused by leaking propane torch

A Weed Burner propane torch was used to heat an 8 ft by 20 ft cargo box trailer that employees at a construction site used as a breakroom. On the morning of February 15, 1994, six employees entered the trailer and smelled propane vapors. Employees #1, #2, and #3 stayed. One of them approached the torch tip and lit it with his lighter. A fireball engulfed the employees. They were hospitalized. A Weed Burner is not an approved heating device.

Keywords: BURN, LEAK, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, PROPANE TORCH, PROPANE, TRAILER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107237471	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	107237471	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	107237471	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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