Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104362157 - Certainteed Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 104362157

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 11/02/1990

Site Address:
Certainteed Corporation
Box 290 Governor Lane Blvd.
Williamport, MD 21795

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 11/19/1990

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/10/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900439308		Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19100133 A 1	12/14/1990	12/17/1990	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14196653

Event: 11/02/1990

EMPLOYEE INJURED BY CLEANING COMPOUND IN EYES

Employee #1 was operating a vinyl siding extruder. Employee #1 noticed a blemish on the siding, and with the help of a supervisor and another employee, Employee #1 attempted to clean the die with a product called Chromex-500. This product contained ammonia, an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent, and water. It is mildly irritating. The material is normally applied to the die while it is still hot. The material comes in a bottle and requires vigorous shaking to get it to a useable consistency. Employee #1 put one capful on the die and was shaking the bottle again to pour another capful. Employee #1 splashed the material in her eyes. She was immediately taken to the hospital. Employee #1 was not wearing eye protection during the operation.

Keywords: EYE, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, AMMONIA, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104362157			Non Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Extruding and forming machine operators

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