Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2871234 - Ferche Millwork Inc
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Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota | ||||
Nr: 2871234 | Report ID: 0552700 | Open Date: 04/04/1985 | ||
Ferche Millwork Inc | ||||
Old Hwy 10 Rice, MN 56367 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
SIC: 2431/Millwork | ||||
Mailing: Po Box 39, Rice, MN 56367 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 04/09/1985 | |
Close Case: | 05/06/1985 | |||
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 360589261 |
Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
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Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Initial Penalty | $357 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $357 |
Current Penalty | $357 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $357 |
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 | 19100252 D03 I | 04/19/1985 | 04/22/1985 | $357 | $357 | $0 | - | ||
2. | 02001 | Other | 19100252 D02 XIII | 04/19/1985 | 04/22/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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Summary Nr: 689059 | Event: 04/02/1985 | Employee Killed When Welding Torch Ignites Fumes In Drum | ||||
Employee #1 was using an oxyacetylene torch to cut the top of a 55 gallon drum that had contained lacquer. The fumes exploded and the drum hit the employee in the head, fracturing his skull and causing brain damage, of which the employee died immediately. The employer stated that Employee #1 had been told to use a hammer and chisel. He had already used the torch to cut the tops off four other drums. | ||||||
Keywords: fracture, acetylene torch, flammable vapors, work rules, drum, explosion, skull, struck by, brain, cutting and burning | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
1 | 2871234 | Fatality | Fracture | Laborers, except construction |