Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1167974.015 - Florida Transformer, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Jacksonville

Nr: 1167974.015

Report ID: 0419700

Open Date: 08/09/2016

Florida Transformer, Inc.

4509 State Highway 83 N.
Defuniak Springs, FL 32435

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 335311/ Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing

Mailing: P. O. Box 507, Defuniak Springs, FL 32435

Inspection Type:

Fat/Cat

Scope:

Complete

Advanced Notice:

Ownership:

Private

Safety/Health:

Safety

Close Conference:

08/12/2016

Emphasis:

L:Forklift

Close Case:

04/21/2017

Related Activity:

Type

Safety

Health

Accident

1122403

Case Status: CLOSED

**Violation Summary**
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$46,899	$0	$0	$0	$0	$46,899
Current Penalty	$24,083	$0	$0	$5,516	$0	$29,599
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	LastEvent
1.	01001	Serious	19100252 A03 I	01/26/2017		$12,675	$12,675	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19101030 C01 I	01/26/2017	02/22/2017	$2,758	$11,408	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003A	Serious	19101030 F01 II D	01/26/2017		$11,408	$11,408	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003B	Serious	19101030 F02 I	01/26/2017		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004	Other	19101030 G02 VII I	01/26/2017	02/22/2017	$2,758	$11,408	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 87732.015		Event: 08/08/2016	Employee Is Killed In Explosion While Welding
At approximately 2:00 p.m. on August 8, 2016, Employee #1 was using a welding ty pe gouging rod to cut and remove the top of a sealed 3 phase transformer. Combus tible gases within the transformer ignited and exploded, and Employee #1 was kil led.
Keywords: explosion, welder
	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1167974.015		Fatality		Welders and cutters

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