Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106513153 - Georgia Proteins, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106513153

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 02/09/1994

Site Address:
Georgia Proteins, Inc.
4990 Leland Drive
Cumming, GA 30131

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2077

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/09/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/09/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	901681916		Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	11			1		12
Current Violations	11			1		12
Initial Penalty	$16,100	$0	$0	$700	$0	$16,800
Current Penalty	$9,660	$0	$0	$420	$0	$10,080
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100120 Q01	05/09/1994	08/10/1994	$630	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100134 B07	05/09/1994	05/27/1994	$840	$1,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003A	Serious	19100146 D08	05/09/1994	07/22/1994	$840	$1,400	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
4.	01003B	Serious	19100146 D09	05/09/1994	07/22/1994	$0	$0	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
5.	01003C	Serious	19100146 D10	05/09/1994	06/23/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01003D	Serious	19100146 D11	05/09/1994	06/23/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01004	Serious	19100146 G04	05/09/1994	07/22/1994	$840	$1,400	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
8.	01005A	Serious	19100147 C04 II	05/09/1994	07/22/1994	$1,050	$1,750	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
9.	01005B	Serious	19100147 C06 I	05/09/1994	06/23/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01005C	Serious	19100147 C07 IV	05/09/1994	06/23/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01006	Serious	19101030 C01 I	05/09/1994	07/22/1994	$1,050	$1,750	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
12.	01007	Serious	19101030 D03 I	05/09/1994	07/22/1994	$1,050	$1,750	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
13.	01008	Serious	19101030 F01 IIA	05/09/1994	07/22/1994	$1,050	$1,750	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
14.	01009	Serious	19101030 G02 I	05/09/1994	08/10/1994	$1,050	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01010A	Serious	19101200 F05 I	05/09/1994	06/11/1994	$630	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
16.	01010B	Serious	19101200 F05 II	05/09/1994	06/11/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
17.	01011A	Serious	19101200 H	05/09/1994	06/11/1994	$630	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
18.	01011B	Serious	19100020 G01 I	05/09/1994	06/11/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
19.	02001	Other	19040005 A	05/09/1994	05/27/1994	$420	$700	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 608562

Event: 02/09/1994

Employee suffers brain damage due to asphyxiation

On February 3, 1994, Employee #1, a contract truck driver was delivering duck blood to the Georgia Protein Rendering Plant in Cumming, Georgia. Employee #1 delivered the blood to the plant's designated trailer delivery area. (Georgia Protein manufactures feed and fertilizer for chickens and other animals.) After Employee #1 unloaded his shipment, he then climbed inside the truck's trailer to wash any excess blood or any dry blood from the walls of the trailer. The trailer itself is about 6 to 7 feet high, but the entrance to the trailer is only about 21 inches long. Air readings taken by Georgia Protein inside the trailer hours later revealed a low level of oxygen and a high level of carbon monoxide. Arriving at the hospital in a coma, Employee #1 was admitted and his condition then stabilized. He was diagnosed as having suffered brain damage, secondary to a lack of oxygen.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, RESPIRATORY, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, INHALATION, AIR CONTAMINATION, TOXIC FUMES, CARBON MONOXIDE, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106513153			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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