Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104264536 - Salsbury Chemicals, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 104264536

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 03/05/1991

Site Address:
Salsbury Chemicals, Inc.
2002 Rockford Road
Charles City, IA 50616

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2834

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 04/05/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/16/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360200943

Violation Summary
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	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100132 A	04/08/1991	04/13/1991	$640	$640	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 828087

Event: 04/08/1991

Employee burned by splashing sulfuric acid

At approximately 12:27 p.m. on Sunday, February 24, 1991, Employee #1 was working in the chemical production facility (Chem 1). He was operating tank #415, a Walker Company 2,000 gallon agitated vessel, serial #4196, which was half full of sulfuric acid solution. The tank was located on a catwalk with a jacket system on the bottom and sides. The solution was being heated to 60 degrees Celsius, but its temperature apparently rose too sharply and the solution erupted, splashing onto Employee #1. He suffered second- and third-degree burns over 65 percent of his body and was flown to the burn center at the University of Iowa Hospital. There were no witnesses and Employee #1 was not interviewed because of the severity of his burns.

Keywords: WORK RULES, RUPTURE, CHEMICAL BURN, SPILL, SULFURIC ACID, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104264536			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Chemical technicians

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