Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302541909 - Bailey Distributing Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Concord Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302541909

Report ID: 0111700

Date Opened: 04/18/2001

Site Address:
Bailey Distributing Corp.
1064 Goffs Falls Road
Manchester, NH 03103

Mailing Address:
Po Box 6068, Manchester, NH 03108

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5172

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/03/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/01/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200615219	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,750
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100252 A03 I	05/16/2001	05/22/2001	$750	$1,375	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100252 B03	05/16/2001	05/23/2001	$750	$1,375	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200610996

Event: 04/16/2001

Employee injured when cutting steel drum with torch

Employee #1 had been instructed to cut off the top of a steel drum to make an open-topped drum to hold unused Speedi-Dri. Normally, the firm cuts plastic drums, but none were available. There were only steel drums available, and four drums were sitting on a pallet. All four were steel drums, black in color, with white tops and bottoms. All four were labeled with the proper labels identifying the contents of the drums when they were full. Three of the drums previously had contained methanol-based materials, one had previously contained an ethylene-glycol based solution. Employee #1 selected a drum that formerly contained the methanol-based material, laid it down and prepared to cut off the top end of the drum. His torch ignited the vapors that were coming from the open bung, about 2 inches in diameter. This caused a forced flame to come from the drum, burning Employee #1. The drum propelled itself across the floor, and crashed into a wall. Employee #1 was severely burned on the lower trunk area and upper legs and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, DRUM, TORCH

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302541909			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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