Inspection Detail
Inspection: 100145952 - Sponge, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office
Site Address:
Sponge, Inc.
1294 W. 70th St.
Cleveland, OH 44102
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:3999
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/03/1986
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/23/1986
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360687081 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Initial Penalty | $240 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $240 |
Current Penalty | $240 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $240 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100023 C03 | 10/21/1986 | 11/03/1986 | $240 | $240 | $0 | - | ||
2. | 02001 | Other | 19030002 A01 | 10/21/1986 | 10/24/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1, A RELIEF FOREMAN WHO PROVIDED NIGHT WATCHMAN AND START-UP DUTIES AT A PLANT WHICH MANUFACTURES CELLULOSE SPONGES, WAS ALONE AT THE FACILITY. HE COMPLETED HIS SECOND ROUND AND LEFT THE KEY CLOCK IN THE FOREMAN'S OFFICE. HE APPARENTLY BECAME DEEPLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, LEFT THE MAIN BUILDING AND WALKED ABOUT 75 FEET TO A 7 BY 29 FOOT SHED IN THE REAR YARD. THE SHED SHELTERS A PIT WHERE TWO CS2 TANKS ARE KEPT SUBMERGED IN A WATER SOLUTION OF NA OH, NA S2 AND NA2 SO3. THE EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND FLOATING IN ONE OF THE 12 FOOT DEEP TANKS AT THE EAST END OF THE SHED BY THE RELIEF FOREMAN. THERE IS A 3 FOOT WIDE WALKWAY WHICH RUNS THE LENGTH OF THE SHED. THE WALKWAY IS EQUIPPED WITH A WOODEN RAIL ABOUT 37 INCHES HIGH, BUT HAS NO MIDRAIL OR TOEBOARD. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHETHER THE EMPLOYEE FELL OVER OR UNDER THE RAIL. THE EMPLOYEE HAD NO REASON TO BE IN THE AREA OF THE PITS. HIS PRESENCE THERE CANNOT BE LOGICALLY EXPLAINED.
Keywords: SODIUM HYDROXIDE, INTOXICATED, DROWN
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 100145952 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |