TranslateInspection Detail
Inspection: 125469817 - W.E.L., Inc.
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Inspection Information - Office: Virginia Nw Reg Hlth | ||||
| Nr: 125469817 | Report ID: 0355122 | Open Date: 02/18/1997 | ||
| W.E.L., Inc. | ||||
| Rte. 460 E. Richmond Highway Concord, VA 24538 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1799/Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Mailing: P.O.Box 109, Concord, VA 24538 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 06/12/1997 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 10/13/2000 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360302079 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $15,500 | $70,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $85,500 |
| Current Penalty | $11,625 | $15,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,625 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100252 A02 VIC | 08/14/1997 | 08/14/1997 | $5,250 | $7,000 | $0 | 08/18/1997 | Y - State Decision | |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100252 A03 I | 08/14/1997 | 08/14/1997 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 08/18/1997 | Y - State Decision | |
| Deleted | 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19100252 A03 II | 08/14/1997 | 08/14/1997 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 08/18/1997 | Y - State Decision |
| 4. | 01002A | Serious | 19100252 A02 XIIIC | 08/14/1997 | 08/14/1997 | $5,250 | $7,000 | $0 | 08/18/1997 | Y - State Decision | |
| 5. | 01002B | Serious | 19100252 A02 XIVA | 08/14/1997 | 08/14/1997 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 08/18/1997 | Y - State Decision | |
| 6. | 01003 | Serious | 19101200 H | 08/14/1997 | 09/08/1997 | $1,125 | $1,500 | $0 | 08/18/1997 | Y - State Decision | |
| 7. | 02001 | Willful | 510001 A | 08/14/1997 | 09/08/1997 | $15,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 08/18/1997 | Y - State Decision |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 950428 | Event: 02/18/1997 | One Employee Killed, One Injured In Fuel Tank Explosion | ||||
| Employees #1 and #2 were dismantling a 10 ft by 17 1/2 ft gasoline storage tank using acetylene cutting torches when the tank exploded. Shrapnel from the tank decapitated Employee #1 and seriously injured his coworker. Employee #2 is currently at the University of Virginia Burn Center, and is not expected to survive. The tank had not been vented or purged, nor had the level been checked. | ||||||
| Keywords: acetylene torch, dismantling, work rules, construction, storage tank, explosion, struck by, flying object, decapitated, cutting and burning | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 125469817 | Fatality | Amputation | Welders and cutters | ||
| 2 | 125469817 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Welders and cutters | ||