Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120523428 - Cantech Industries Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Gray Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 120523428

Report ID: 0454716

Date Opened: 01/19/1997

Site Address:
Cantech Industries Inc
2222 Eddie Williams Road
Johnson City, TN 37601

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1432, Jonson City, TN 37605

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2295

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/24/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/30/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362729873

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,400
Current Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
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	503010501	02/27/1997	06/30/1997	$4,000	$5,400	$0		P - Petition to Mod Abatement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170758122

Event: 01/18/1997

Two employees injured when toluene ignites and explodes

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on January 18, 1997, Employees #1 and #2 were operating a tape machine when toluene, which had built up in the system, was ignited by static electricity or another source. This triggered an explosion, injuring both employees. The weather was extremely cold that day and some of the transfer valves in the toluene reclaim system were frozen at the beginning of the 8:00 a.m. shift. As a result, the tape machine was in operation before the reclaim system. This could have caused the toluene to accumulate above the legal explosive limit (lel).

Keywords: STATIC ELECTRICITY, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, GAS, TOLUENE, EXPLOSION, VALVE, FROZEN, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120523428			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machine operators, not specified
2	120523428			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machine operators, not specified

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.