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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 108063413 - Mbc Wood Products
Inspection Information - Office: Mi Cet (Health)
Site Address:
Mbc Wood Products
69951 Kraus Road
Edwardsburg, MI 49112
Mailing Address:
Box 252, Granger, IN 46530
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2599
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 02/24/1989
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/16/1996
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360474753 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Current Penalty | $500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | R323506 C | 03/20/1989 | 03/23/1989 | $500 | $1,000 | $0 | 05/30/1989 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On February 10, 1989, Employees #1, #2, and #3, were working in the 40 ft by 25 ft paint room of MBC Wood Products in Edwardsburg, MI. At least twenty 55-gallon drums of flammable lacquer, wood stains, etc., were stored in the room. Wood fixtures were being sprayed pneumatically and parts were being dried. Mechanical ventilation was provided by a 36 in. diameter wall-mounted propeller fan which distributed the air poorly because there was no inlet for fresh air supply. A fire ignited at the natural gas furnace adjacent to the mill room and flashed back along a flammable vapor trail to the paint room. Employees #1, #2, and #3 were burned to death in the intense fire that resulted, which totally destroyed the MBC Wood Products facility along with the bakery goods manufacturing facility next door.
Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, VENTILATION, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, PAINT, EXPLOSION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 108063413 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Painting and paint spraying machine operators | ||
| 2 | 108063413 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Painting and paint spraying machine operators | ||
| 3 | 108063413 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Painting and paint spraying machine operators |