Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109620831 - Zeneca Resins

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109620831

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 08/06/1993

Site Address:
Zeneca Resins
730 Main Street
Wilmington, MA 01887

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2821

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/26/1994

Emphasis: L:Xeisa

Case Closed: 03/28/1994

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	10					10
Current Violations	10					10
Initial Penalty	$17,550	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,550
Current Penalty	$8,775	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,775
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	19100038 A05 II	01/27/1994	02/01/1994	$1,125	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100120 Q02 III	01/27/1994	02/14/1994	$1,125	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100120 Q02 VIII	01/27/1994	02/01/1994	$1,125	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100120 Q03 IV	01/27/1994	02/01/1994	$1,125	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100120 Q03 V	01/27/1994	02/14/1994	$1,125	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19100134 B01	01/27/1994	02/14/1994	$338	$675	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19100134 E05	01/27/1994	03/01/1994	$563	$1,125	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01008A	Serious	19100134 F02 II	01/27/1994	02/14/1994	$563	$1,125	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01008B	Serious	19100134 F02 IV	01/27/1994	02/14/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	01009	Serious	19100157 E02	01/27/1994	02/01/1994	$563	$1,125	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01010	Serious	19100165 B03	01/27/1994	03/01/1994	$1,125	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 655415

Event: 08/06/1993

Employee suffers respiratory distress after exposed to vapor

Employees on third and first shift at a plant were performing the usual chemical products production when an odor was detected. A supervisor and one employee had started to investigate, when they saw a vapor cloud emanating from a small remote storage shed and moving toward the main facilities. The plant's alarms activated, and the employees evacuated the plant. An employee noticed that a coworker was missing, and Employee #1 re-entered the area without ppe to search for the coworker. In doing so, he passed through the vapor twice. He was transported to the hospital, suffering respiratory distress, and was admitted. The vapor cloud consisted of reacting organic peroxides that were improperly stored in a storage facility with a malfunctioning climate control system.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, VAPOR, PPE, WORK RULES, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, AIR CONTAMINATION, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109620831			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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