Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109621912 - Mcdonalds

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109621912

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 06/08/1995

Site Address:
Mcdonalds
27 Storey Avenue
Newburyport, MA 01950

Mailing Address:
24 Trapelo Road, Belmont, MA 02178

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5812

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 07/28/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/03/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360943328

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$2,750	$0	$6,250
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$500	$0	$1,500
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	19101200 H	08/03/1995	08/17/1995	$1,000	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040008	08/03/1995	08/08/1995	$500	$2,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02002	Other	19101200 G08	08/03/1995	08/15/1995	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 657718

Event: 06/06/1995

Employee dies of lung rupture after inhaling helium

Employee #1, a worker at McDonald's, was helping a coworker fill balloons with helium when he decided to inhale the helium directly from the compressed gas cylinder. The compressed helium expanded in his lungs, causing them to burst and killing him.

Keywords: LUNG, WORK RULES, COMPRESSED GAS, INHALATION, RUPTURE, HORSEPLAY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109621912			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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