Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1474878.015 - Rouse Tire Sales, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Vt Department Of Labor - Vosha

Inspection Nr: 1474878.015

Report ID: 0155010

Date Opened: 03/23/2020

Site Address:
Rouse Tire Sales, Inc.
28 Willow Drive
Middlebury, VT 05753

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 902, Middlebury, VT 05753

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 441320/Tire Dealers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/23/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/09/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1556746	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,783	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,783
Current Penalty	$5,783	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,783
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100252 A03 I	05/28/2020	06/23/2020	$4,048	$4,048	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01002A	Serious	19101200 E01	05/28/2020	06/23/2020	$1,735	$1,735	$0	Z - Issued
3.	01002B	Serious	19101200 G01	05/28/2020	06/23/2020	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
4.	01002C	Serious	19101200 H01	05/28/2020	06/23/2020	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 126068.015

Event: 03/23/2020

Employee suffers severe burns after explosion

At 2:00 p.m. on March 23, 2020, an employee was using an acetylene torch to cut tops off of 55-gallon drums. A barrel exploded due to exposure to the acetylene torch ignition source. The employee suffered second degree burns to both legs, both hands, and the top of the head. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Acetylene Torch, Burn, Drum, Explosion, Hand, Head, Ignition, Leg

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1474878.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury

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