ASHEVILLE, NC — 2005-01-07 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: BRITT & TILSON GLASS CO., INC.

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2005-01-07 00:00:00, OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of BRITT & TILSON GLASS CO., INC. in 236 SWANNANOA RIVER RD., ASHEVILLE, NC 28805 (NAICS 444190). OSHA activity number 308514256.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: BRITT & TILSON GLASS CO., INC.
Site address: 236 SWANNANOA RIVER RD.
City: ASHEVILLE
State: NC
ZIP: 28805

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Accident-driven (A)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: N

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2005-01-07 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2005-03-14 00:00:00
Case closed: 2005-11-09 00:00:00
Last modified: 2007-03-27 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2011-10-14 16:38:47

Establishment context

NAICS code: 444190
SIC code (legacy): 5231
Employees: 22
Ownership type: A
Industry flags: Manufacturing safety.

Citations

6 citations on file for this inspection.

95012901

Serious 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Mar 15, 2005
Abate by: Mar 18, 2005
Penalty: Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

NCGS 95-129(01):  The employer did not furnish employment and a place of
employment
which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to
cause death of
serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fire
and/or explosion:
a)  facility  --  Denatured alcohol was being used in the process of
cutting laminated
glass when two employees were seriously burned on January 07, 2005.
Denatured
alcohol was poured onto the glass and was lit.  Either one of the
employees was
holding the container of denatured alcohol, or the container was in close
proximity to
the flame.  The flame followed the vapors into the container and caused
the bottom of
the metal container to be blown off.
"Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to use an electric heat gun instead of denatured alcohol to heat
the laminated
glass when cutting."

Recent events (2)

2005-10-31 00:00:00 — R (S) $2100.00
2005-03-15 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2100.00