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Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock | ||||
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| Nr: 123410722 | Report ID: 0627400 | Open Date: 06/09/1994 | ||
| Ar Contractors Of America, Inc | ||||
| 201 W. Marcy Big Spring, TX 79720 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1761/Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Work | ||||
| Mailing: P.O. Box 171491, Arlington, TX 76003 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 06/10/1994 | |
| Close Case: | 04/09/1996 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360972665 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $12,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,000 | $0 | $8,000 |
| 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 | Other | 19260021 B02 | 11/22/1994 | 01/11/1995 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $0 | 12/14/1994 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 19260024 | 11/22/1994 | 01/11/1995 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $0 | 12/14/1994 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 19260152 I06 | 11/22/1994 | 01/11/1995 | $0 | $4,000 | $0 | 12/14/1994 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 4. | 02001 | Other | 19040002 A | 11/22/1994 | 12/05/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 12/14/1994 | J - ALJ Decision | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 550509 | Event: 06/08/1994 | Employee Dies In Explosion After Using Torch On Asphalt Tank | ||||
| Employee #1 was directed to use an open-flame propane torch to unclog a pipe line/elbow on top of an asphalt tanker trailer. The pipe line/elbow was blocked with solidified asphalt. The blockage was suspected to be located at the pipe elbow on the gasoline-powered submerged pump. The employee checked the side motor mount area with a live, open-flame propane torch while the internal asphalt tanker heaters were operating (heating the asphalt and creating off-gassing within the tank's interior). It is suspected that the torch ignited combustible vapors/gases that were seeping out around the motor mount. The explosion blew the submerged pump off its mount and into the employee's upper body and head. The employee was blown off the platform and landed on the ground. He was burned over his upper body by the flash fire. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at a local hospital. | ||||||
| Keywords: head, explosion, burn, fire, work rules, vapor, construction, gas, propane torch, asphalt | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 123410722 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported | ||