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Inspection Information - Office: Or Health - Eugene | ||||
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| Nr: 124692294 | Report ID: 1054194 | Open Date: 11/14/1996 | ||
| Lee E Rubenstein & Jack Schneiderman | ||||
| 790 N Bayshore Dr Coos Bay, OR 97420 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 5199/Nondurable Goods, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Mailing: Po Box 638, Coos Bay, OR 97420 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 01/10/1997 | |
| Planning Guide: | Health-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 08/14/1997 | |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | 19100132 D02 | 02/05/1997 | 03/08/1997 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 171017718 | Event: 11/13/1996 | Employee Injured In Explosion While Cutting Fuel Tank | ||||
| At approximately 1:30 p.m. on November 13, 1996, Employee #1, a metals processing worker, and a coworker were using oxygen and propane gas to cut scrap metal into pieces. Employee #1 was cutting a fuel tank when and it exploded. He was wearing a face shield and hard hat, but he sustained damage to his eyes and a concussion. The coworker, who was cutting approximately 11 ft away, was not injured. The fuel tank contained no liquid fuel and Employee #1 believed it was free of flammable vapors. There was no fire with the explosion. | ||||||
| Keywords: eye, vapor, flammable vapors, propane torch, explosion, scrap metal, struck by, concussion, tank, cutting and burning | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 124692294 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Occupation not reported | ||