Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Inspection: 113332571 - Billington Salvage, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bismarck

Nr: 113332571

Report ID: 0830300

Open Date: 04/06/1998

Billington Salvage, Inc.

221 South 26th Street
Bismarck, ND 58504

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC: 5093/Scrap and Waste Materials

Inspection Type:

Referral

Scope:

Partial

Advanced Notice:

Ownership:

Private

Safety/Health:

Safety

Close Conference:

04/06/1998

Planning Guide:

Safety-Manufacturing

Close Case:

10/02/1998

Related Activity:

Type

Safety

Health

Referral

901382812

Yes

**Violation Summary**
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,125
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
	1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	08/05/1998	08/10/1998	$1,125	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 906800		Event: 04/03/1998	Employee Injured When Clothes Ignited By Weed Burner
Employee #1, who was working alone, was removing a piece of wood that had become wedged in the compression ram of a scrap metal baler. The wood had first been soaked with oil to lubricate it in the hope that the ram would move and dislodge it. When this process did not work, gasoline was poured on the wood and a weed burner applied in an effort to burn it out. Employee #1 inadvertently ignited his clothing and sustained severe burns from the waist up. There were no witnesses to the accident.
Keywords: burn, clothing, flammable liquid, flammable vapors, work rules, fire, jammed, baler, gasoline
	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	113332571		Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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