Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104506209 - Consolidated Printing Ink

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104506209

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 04/02/1986

Site Address:
Consolidated Printing Ink
245 E. Marie Street
West St. Paul, MN 55118

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2893

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/02/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/19/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360760680

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$390	$0	$0	$0	$0	$390
Current Penalty	$390	$0	$0	$0	$0	$390
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	182065302	04/23/1986	04/24/1986	$195	$195	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 A	04/23/1986	04/24/1986	$195	$195	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14449243

Event: 04/01/1986

EMPLOYEE MIXING VARNISH BATCH BURNED BY HOT MIXTURE

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PREPARING A PILOT BATCH OF VARNISH. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO POUR IN APPROXIMATELY 60 POUNDS OF A MIXTURE CONTAINING 12% WATER. SINCE THE MIXTURE WAS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, AND THE OILS AND RESINS TO WHICH IT WAS TO BE ADDED WERE AT 340 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, A THERMAL REACTION OCCURRED AS SOON AS THE MIXTURE WAS ADDED. HOT VARNISH MIXTURE SHOT BACK OUT OF THE TANK, COVERING EMPLOYEE #1. HE SUSTAINED SEVERE BURNS ON HIS LEGS, ARMS, HEAD, SHOULDERS AND BACK.

Keywords: BURN, HEAD, WORK RULES, TORSO, ARM, HIGH TEMPERATURE, LEG, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104506209			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Mixing and blending machine operators

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