Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104427364 - Westinghouse Electric Corp.

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

Inspection Nr: 104427364

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 09/30/1988

Site Address:
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Camp Meade Road
Baltimore, MD 21203

Mailing Address:
Po Box 746, Msg 12a, Baltimore, MD 21203

Union Status: Union

SIC:3669

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 12/20/1988

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/17/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360216261

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$360	$0	$0	$0	$0	$360
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	Serious	890032 M C	01/23/1989	01/26/1989	$360	$360	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Other	09123107 A 1	01/23/1989	01/26/1989	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 888107

Event: 08/21/1988

Employee sensitized to methylene bisphenyl isocyanate

Employee #1 reported that the Insta-Pak machine that he operated had been malfunctioning. In the middle of the following week he felt distress and went to the hospital emergency room for treatment. In part, the illness was attributed to sensitization to methylene bisphenyl isocyanate (mdi), a component of the Insta-Pak material.

Keywords: MDI, INHALATION, CHEMICAL VAPOR, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104427364			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Hand packers and packagers

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