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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 104219100 - Village Inn Pancake House
Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910
Site Address:
Village Inn Pancake House
#9 Sturgis Drive
Iowa City, IA 52240
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5812
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 11/02/1988
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/25/1989
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360740872 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $420 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $420 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citation Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 1200005 2 | 11/14/1988 | 12/04/1988 | $420 | $420 | $0 | 11/29/1988 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
Sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on October 6, 1988, Employee #1 re-entered a restaurant that had been fumigated with Meth-O-Gas (100 percent methyl bromide) on the evening of October 5. When Employees #2 through #5 entered the restaurant at about 5:00 a.m. they found Employee #1 dead in the men's restroom. Employees #2 through #5 were taken to the hospital for tests and observation, questioned by police, and released. It is assumed, but not confirmed, that Employee #1 died of methyl bromide poisoning.
Keywords: FUMIGANT, WORK RULES, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, INHALATION, GAS, CHEMICAL VAPOR, POISONING, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE, PESTICIDE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 104219100 | Fatality | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 104219100 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 3 | 104219100 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 4 | 104219100 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 5 | 104219100 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 6 | 104219100 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported |