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Inspection: 303127021 - Red Valve Company Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Charlotte

 

Inspection Nr: 303127021
Report ID: 0453730
Date Opened: 09/16/1999

Site Address:
Red Valve Company Inc.
1330 Isley Drive
Gastonia, NC 28052

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3061

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 11/18/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/19/2000

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 102091915
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 3
Current Violations 3 3
Initial Penalty $13,300 $0 $0 $0 $0 $13,300
Current Penalty $4,200 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,200
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 95012901 02/15/2000 03/04/2000 $4,200 $4,200 $0 02/29/2000 F - Formal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 95012901 02/15/2000 03/04/2000 $0 $4,900 $0 02/29/2000 F - Formal Settlement  
3. 01003 Serious 95012901 02/15/2000 03/04/2000 $0 $4,200 $0 02/29/2000 F - Formal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202074514
Event: 09/16/1999
Employees injured when pressure vessel explodes

Employee #1 and Employee #2 were in the process of unloading a vulcanizer located within 5 ft of a larger vulcanizer, with an inner diameter of 8 ft. This vulcanizer exploded while being pressurized. Employee #1 and Employee #2 received thermal burns, fractures, and explosion trauma and were hospitalized. Six other workers suffered cuts and avulsions from flying debris but were not recorded.

Keywords: BURN, FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, PRESSURE VESSEL, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, TRAIN, UNGUARDED, ANKLE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 303127021 Hospitalized injury Fracture Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.
2 303127021 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.
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