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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 101590800 - Bestway Stripping
Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office
Site Address:
Bestway Stripping
1466 Dallas St.
Aurora, CO 80010
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:7641
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 04/13/1987
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/05/1987
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360568240 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $640 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $640 |
| Current Penalty | $320 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $320 |
| 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. | 01001A | Serious | 19100134 A02 | 05/01/1987 | 05/08/1987 | $320 | $640 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19101000 B02 | 05/01/1987 | 07/01/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19101000 E | 05/01/1987 | 07/01/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on November 4, 1986, Employee #1, age 19, was found unconscious, hanging over a furniture stripping tank that contained a solution of methylene chloride, methanol, and toluene. It is not known when he had lost consciousness. Attempts to resuscitate Employee #1 were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at 4:00 p.m. The coroner's report stated that Employee #1 had developed an acute toxic reaction to methlyene chloride and lost consciousness, but had continued to breath the vapors while he was collapsed over the stripping tank. The toxicology examination revealed a toxic concentration of methylene chloride in the blood (5l micrograms/milliliter) and urine (18 micrograms/milliliter). This was Employee's #1's first day on the job, and he had apparently only been stripping furniture for 2 hours.
Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, PPE, METHYLENE CHLORIDE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, TOLUENE, CHEMICAL VAPOR, POISONING, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101590800 | Fatality | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported |