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Inspection Information - Office: Tenn Cmpl Hlth 5 | ||||
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| Nr: 18423434 | Report ID: 0454725 | Open Date: 08/07/1987 | ||
| Aqua Glass Corporation | ||||
| 320 Industrial Park Road Adamsville, TN 38310 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 3999/Manufacturing Industries, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 08/26/1987 | |
| Planning Guide: | Health-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 10/14/1987 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360613350 | |||
| Referral | 900595471 | Yes | ||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $280 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $280 |
| Current Penalty | $280 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $280 |
| 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 | Serious | 19100307 B02 I | 08/31/1987 | 09/03/1987 | $280 | $280 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 977181 | Event: 07/27/1987 | Explosion - Acetone Ignited By Circuit Breaker | ||||
| TWO EMPLOYEES WERE OPERATING A DISTILLER FOR REFINING USED ACETONE. THE DISTILLATION APPARATUS WAS LOCATED IN A BUILDING SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN MANUFACTURING FACILITY. FUMES FROM THE DISTILLATION PROCESS THAT HAD ACCUMULATED 6 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE THE SLUDGE BUCKET OF THE APPARATUS HAD SETTLED NEAR THE FLOOR. THESE FUMES WERE IGNITED BY AN ELECTRIC ARC FROM A CIRCUIT BREAKER. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES, WHO WAS STANDING IN A DOORWAY, WAS KNOCKED OUTSIDE. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BEHIND THE CONTROL BOX FOR THE DISTILLER. BOTH EMPLOYEES RECEIVED BURNS ON THEIR HANDS AS A RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION AND WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR THEIR INJURIES. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, electrical, e gi vii, distiller, acetone, explosion, circuit breaker, equipment approval | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 18423434 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Machine operators, not specified | ||
| 2 | 18423434 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Machine operators, not specified | ||