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Inspection: 100870047 - Special Hazards Management Company

Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 100870047
Report ID: 0214200
Date Opened: 11/13/1987

Site Address:
Special Hazards Management Company
590 Belleville Tnpk Bldg. 7
Kearny, NJ 07032

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 711, Oaks, PA 19456

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7389

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 03/29/1988

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/13/1988

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 5 5
Current Violations 3 2 5
Initial Penalty $2,740 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,740
Current Penalty $1,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,500
FTA Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# Citation ID Citation Type Standard Cited Issuance Date Abatement Due Date Current Penalty Initial Penalty FTA Penalty Contest Latest Event Note
1. 01001 Serious 19100120 L01 04/19/1988 04/27/1988 $500 $500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Other 19100120 L03 I 04/19/1988 04/27/1988 $0 $560 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01003 Serious 19100134 A02 04/19/1988 04/27/1988 $500 $560 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01004 Serious 19100134 B11 04/19/1988 04/27/1988 $500 $560 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 01005 Other 19100134 E05 04/19/1988 05/09/1988 $0 $560 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14480867
Event: 11/10/1987
1 EMPLOYEE KILLED, 1 INJURED WHEN EXPOSED TO ARSINE GAS

AT ABOUT 9 AM ON NOVEMBER 10, 1987, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE WORKING IN THE PROCESSING AREA ASSEMBLING GAS SAMPLING DEVICES. THEY WERE EMPTYING AND CLEANING COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS WHICH CONTAINED WASTE ARSINE. EMPLOYEE #2 REPORTED SEEING YELLOW AND SILVER CRYSTALS IN THE WASH SOLUTION THAT EMPTIED FROM TWO CYLINDERS. HE INFORMED EMPLOYEE #1 OF THE UNUSUAL MATERIAL AND THEN DISCARDED THE WASHINGS IN AN ADJACENT SUMP PIT. EMPLOYEE #2 LEFT THE WORK AREA FOR A FEW MINUTES. UPON RETURNING, HE NOTICED A STRANGE SMELL. EMPLOYEE #1 ALSO NOTICED THE STRANGE SMELL. BOTH EMPLOYEES PROCEEDED TO CHECK THE LINES AND CONNECTIONS AT THE #2 GAS MANIFOLD WHERE A CYLINDER OF ARSINE WAS BEING EMPTIED. WHEN THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A LEAK, THE EMPLOYEES WENT TO THE OFFICE AND SPOKE WITH THE COMPANY'S TECHNICAL CONSULTANT. THEY WERE SENT TO THE DOCTOR WHO TRANFERRED THEM TO A HOSPITAL. THEY UNDERWENT INTENSIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED ON NOVEMBER 15, 1987, AS A RESULT OF THE EXPOSURE. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS DISCHARGED ON NOVEMBER 18, 1987, BUT REMAINS UNDER A DOCTORS CARE.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, WORK RULES, CLEANING, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, INHALATION, EVACUATION, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 100870047 Occupation Not Listed
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