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Inspection: 106750474 - Sechler Foods, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Marlton
Site Address:
Sechler Foods, Inc.
Rt. 40 Harding Highway
Vineland, NJ 08360
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 194, Vineland, NJ 08360
Union Status: Union
SIC:2015
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 09/29/1995
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/15/1996
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 900833484 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 |
| Current Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100036 B06 | 09/29/1995 | 10/04/1995 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $0 | 10/20/1995 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100036 D01 | 09/29/1995 | 10/04/1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 10/20/1995 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
An employee of D.C.I., the sanitation contractor at the Sechlar Poultry plant in Vineland, NJ, accidentally mixed a brightener chemical, containing phosphoric and nitric acids, with a sodium hypochlorite solution in a bucket. These chemicals are incompatible. Chlorine gas was released and the entire plant was subsequently evacuated. Employees #1 through #4, of D.C.I., worked in the immediate area where the chemicals were mixed. They were admitted to Vineland-Newcomb Hospital and were held overnight for observation. Employee #5, a foreman for Sechlar, was also affected by the gas and was hospitalized. None of the employees required follow-up treatment.
Keywords:sodium hypochlorite, cleaning, inhalation, phosphoric acid, chlorine, chemical reaction, nitric acid, overexposure, chemical
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 106750474 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported |