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Inspection Information - Office: Washington Region 4 | ||||
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| Nr: 111487351 | Report ID: 1055340 | Open Date: 01/10/1991 | ||
| Howard S Wright Construction Co | ||||
| 300 W 9th St Vancouver, WA 98660 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 6531/Real Estate Agents and Managers | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 01/10/1991 | |
| Close Case: | 12/02/1994 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 361196553 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $3,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,200 |
| Current Penalty | $3,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,200 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 0246950501 | 03/20/1991 | 01/16/1992 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $0 | 04/03/1991 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 06205415 | 03/20/1991 | 01/16/1992 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $0 | 04/03/1991 | J - ALJ Decision | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 170253827 | Event: 01/10/1991 | Employee Injured When Gas Tank Explodes | ||||
| Employee #1 was using a skill saw and an abrasive blade to cut an old gasoline tank into hemispheres. When the water level inside the tank dropped below the level of the abrasive blade, sparks from the blade ignited the residual gasoline vapors inside the head space of the tank. The resulting explosion caused the skill saw to strike against Employee #1's right leg. He sustained multiple fractures of his tibia. The impact also threw Employee #1 several feet from where he had been working, causing him to temporarily lose consciousness. | ||||||
| Keywords: portable power tool, fracture, unconsciousness, flammable vapors, circular saw, explosion, spark, gasoline, tank, leg | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 111487351 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers | ||