Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104008990 - Vines Egg Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 104008990

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 06/14/1988

Site Address:
Vines Egg Company, Inc.
605 West Eckert Street
Osgood, IN 47037

Mailing Address:
8134 New Lagrange Road, Louisville, KY 40222

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2015

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 06/15/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/07/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360199756

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations	1			3		4
Initial Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
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.	01001A	Serious	220008010100002	07/13/1988	08/12/1988	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19100132 A	07/13/1988	07/16/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01001C	Serious	19100134 A02	07/13/1988	07/16/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01001D	Serious	19101000 B02	07/13/1988	07/16/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	01001E	Serious	19101000 E	07/13/1988	07/16/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	01001F	Serious	19101200 E01 II	07/13/1988	07/16/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	02001	Other	19101200 E01	07/13/1988	08/12/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	02002	Other	4000302	07/13/1988	07/16/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
9.	02003	Other	4000402	07/13/1988	08/12/1988	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 997098

Event: 06/14/1988

2 EMPLOYEES KILLED BY TOXIC ATMOSPHERE IN CONFINED SPACE

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 HAD BEEN ASSIGNED THE JOB OF CLEANING THE INSIDE OF A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK TANKER WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY CONTAINED INEDIBLE EGGS FROM AN EGG PROCESSING PLANT. THERE WAS ABOUT TEN MINUTES FROM THE TIME THE EMPLOYEES WERE LAST SEEN UNTIL THE TIME THEY WERE DISCOVERED DOWN IN THE TANK. THEY HAD NOT YET BROUGHT ANY CLEANING MATERIALS INTO THE TANK WITH THEM. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS PULLED OUT AND GIVEN CPR. HE WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PROUNOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE BY THE RESCUE SQUAD. AN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AT ABOUT 3 PM. SHE REPORTED THAT THE OXYGEN LEVEL IN THE TANK WAS 15 PERCENT AND THAT THE HYDROGEN SULFIDE LEVEL EXCEEDED 200 PARTS PER MILLION. THE CORONER'S REPORT WILL STATE THAT THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS FOR BOTH WAS EXPOSURE TO HYDROGEN SULFIDE.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, RESPIRATORY, TANK TRUCK, CONFINED SPACE, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, WORK RULES, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, INHALATION, TANK CLEANING, TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104008990			Fatality	Asphyxia	Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners
2	104008990			Fatality	Asphyxia	Inspectors, testers and graders

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