Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308191865 - Ross Prestressed Concrete Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Gray Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 308191865

Report ID: 0454716

Date Opened: 11/06/2004

Site Address:
Ross Prestressed Concrete Co Inc
1870 Hwy 11 W
Bristol, TN 37620

Mailing Address:
P O Box 276, Bristol, TN 37621

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3272

NAICS: 327390/Other Concrete Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/18/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/24/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100623321

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,400
Current Penalty	$4,050	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,050
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	503010501	12/21/2004	01/17/2005	$4,050	$5,400	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200623270

Event: 11/06/2004

Employee killed in fire

At approximately 7:45 a.m. on November 6, 2004, Employee #1, a site caretaker for Ross Prestressed Concrete Co. Inc. in Bristol, TN, entered a steam generator building to turn the steam generator off for the weekend. An overnight liquefied petroleum gas leak sparked a fire resulting in an explosion that destroyed the controls and building housing the generator. Employee #1 was killed. The generator was a Welden direct-fired steam generator with the heat source external to the pressure vessel.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, STEAM, EXPLOSION, GAS LEAK, ELECTRIC GENERATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308191865			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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