Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106882590 - Pall East Hills Manufacturing Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Island Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106882590

Report ID: 0214700

Date Opened: 05/19/1992

Site Address:
Pall East Hills Manufacturing Corp.
2200 Northern Blvd.
East Hills, NY 11548

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3569

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 11/09/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/02/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	901230011		Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	9	1	3	3		16
Current Violations	9			2		11
Initial Penalty	$12,500	$35,000	$39,250	$0	$0	$86,750
Current Penalty	$49,000	$0	$0	$11,000	$0	$60,000
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	19100132 A	11/17/1992	12/07/1992	$7,000	$2,000	$0	12/07/1992	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Serious	19100151 C	11/17/1992	12/07/1992	$7,000	$2,000	$0	12/07/1992	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003A	Serious	19101030 C02 IA	11/17/1992	11/25/1992	$7,000	$2,000	$0	12/07/1992	J - ALJ Decision
4.	01003B	Serious	19101030 F02 I	11/17/1992	12/07/1992	$0	$0	$0	12/07/1992	J - ALJ Decision
5.	01004	Serious	19101030 D02 XIIIC	11/17/1992	12/07/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0	12/07/1992	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
6.	01005	Serious	19101030 G02 I	11/17/1992	12/01/1992	$7,000	$2,000	$0	12/07/1992	J - ALJ Decision
7.	01006	Serious	19101200 E01 I	11/17/1992	12/01/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0	12/07/1992	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
8.	01007	Serious	19101200 G08	11/17/1992	11/20/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0	12/07/1992	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
9.	02001	Serious	19100132 A	11/17/1992	11/20/1992	$7,000	$35,000	$0	12/07/1992	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
10.	03001	Serious	19101200 F05 I	11/17/1992	12/07/1992	$7,000	$1,750	$0		J - ALJ Decision
11.	03002	Serious	19101200 F05 II	11/17/1992	12/07/1992	$7,000	$17,500	$0	12/07/1992	J - ALJ Decision
12.	03003	Serious	19101200 H	11/17/1992	12/07/1992	$7,000	$20,000	$0	12/07/1992	J - ALJ Decision
13.	03004A	Serious	19101200 F05 I	11/17/1992	12/07/1992	$0	$0	$0		-
14.	03004B	Serious	19101200 F05 II	11/17/1992	12/07/1992	$0	$0	$0		-
15.	03005A	Serious	19101200 F05 I	11/17/1992	12/07/1992	$0	$0	$0		-
16.	03005B	Serious	19101200 F05 II	11/17/1992	12/07/1993	$0	$0	$0		-
17.	04001	Other	19040002 A	11/17/1992	12/21/1992	$7,000	$0	$0	12/07/1992	J - ALJ Decision
18.	04002	Other	19100134 F02 II	11/17/1992	12/07/1992	$4,000	$0	$0	12/07/1992	J - ALJ Decision
19.	04003	Other	19100134 F02 IV	11/17/1992	12/07/1992	$0	$0	$0	12/07/1992	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14289201

Event: 05/19/1992

Employee hospitalized after sprayed with formic acid

At approximately 3:45 p.m. on May 18, 1992, Employee #1 was servicing a Sprague pump. He asked Employee #2 to help him. As they began to replace the pump, Employee #2 opened a valve that was not tagged or locked out and released 98 percent formic acid onto Employee #1's face, chest, and arms. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHEST, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, VALVE, SPILL, ARM, FACE, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106882590	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
2	106882590	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
3	106882590			Occupation Not Listed

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