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Inspection: 3335874 - Enviornmental Options Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Roanoke (Regional Office) -Safety 0355118

 

Inspection Nr: 3335874
Report ID: 0355118
Date Opened: 11/15/1991

Site Address:
Enviornmental Options Inc.
Route 635
Rocky Mount, VA 24151

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/12/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/15/1992

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360298038
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 3
Current Violations 3 3
Initial Penalty $1,260 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,260
Current Penalty $630 $0 $0 $0 $0 $630
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 A02 II 03/12/1992 03/17/1992 $210 $420 $0 03/31/1992 Y - State Decision  
2. 01002 Serious 19100252 A02 IIIB 03/12/1992 03/31/1992 $210 $420 $0 03/31/1992 Y - State Decision  
3. 01003 Serious 19100252 A02 IV 03/12/1992 03/17/1992 $210 $420 $0 03/31/1992 Y - State Decision  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 953794
Event: 11/15/1991
Employee killed in gasoline storage tank explosion

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on November 15, 1991, Employee #1 had just started to cut an access hole in the end of an 8,000 gallon gasoline storage tank with oxygen and acetylene equipment. Gasoline vapors ignited, causing an explosion that blew off the end of the tank. Employee #1 was killed. The gasoline storage tank was to be decontaminated and scrapped; however, it was not purged before Employee #1 started cutting.

Keywords: ACETYLENE TORCH, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, STORAGE TANK, EXPLOSION, GASOLINE, CUTTING AND BURNING

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 3335874 Fatality Fracture Construction trades, n.e.c.
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