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Inspection: 2270288 - Certified Cylinder Testing Inc.
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Inspection Information - Office: Hasbrouck Heights | ||||
| Nr: 2270288 | Report ID: 0214500 | Open Date: 08/05/1985 | ||
| Certified Cylinder Testing Inc. | ||||
| 29 Poplar Street East Rutherford, NJ 07073 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 8734/Testing Laboratories | ||||
| Mailing: 29 Poplar Street, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 08/06/1985 | |
| Close Case: | 11/18/1985 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360659437 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
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| Initial Violations | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $240 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $240 |
| Current Penalty | $120 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $120 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
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| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100107 B05 IV | 08/16/1985 | 11/08/1985 | $40 | $80 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100107 E02 | 08/16/1985 | 09/17/1985 | $40 | $80 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100219 F03 | 08/16/1985 | 09/17/1985 | $40 | $80 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 02001 | Other | 19100107 B03 | 08/16/1985 | 08/19/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 02002 | Other | 19100107 B05 II | 08/16/1985 | 09/17/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 02003 | Other | 19100107 G07 | 08/16/1985 | 09/17/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 7. | 02004 | Other | 19100107 I06 | 08/16/1985 | 09/17/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14491385 | Event: 07/31/1985 | Gas Cylinder Ruptured From Over Pressurization | ||||
| EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE TRANSFERING NITROGEN GAS FROM A 3,000 PSI CYLINDER TO A SMALL 300 PSI CYLINDER. THE WORKPLACE WAS THE CYLINDER STORAGE YARD OF A WELDING SUPPLY COMPANY. THE EMPLOYEES WERE USING A PIECE OF ARMOURED HOSE, A PRESSURE GUAGE AND APPROPRIATE VALVE FITTINGS. THE SMALL CYLINDER RUPTURED WHILE BEING FILLED. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE STRUCK BY THE CYLINDER PIECES. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS KILLED AND EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SEVERELY INJURED. THE OPERATION WAS BEING PERFORMED WITHOUT THE USE OF REQUIRED PRESSURE REGULATING DEVICES TO ACCURATELY CONTROL THE TRANSFER OF GAS FROM ONE CYLINDER TO ANOTHER. | ||||||
| Keywords: regulator valve, cylinder, rupture, high pressure, struck by, flying object | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 2270288 | Occupation Not Listed | ||||