Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111300034 - Northwest Alloys Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Yakima Service Location, Yakima, Wa

Inspection Nr: 111300034

Report ID: 1055350

Date Opened: 02/27/1991

Site Address:
Northwest Alloys Inc
Gifford & Marble Valley Road
Addy, WA 99101

Mailing Address:
Po Box 115, Addy, WA 99101

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3339

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/08/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/13/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361035090

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
Current Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	0240007302	04/30/1991	03/08/1991	$240	$240	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170236194

Event: 02/27/1991

Employee suffers shock after explosion

Employee #1, an environmental vacuum truck operator for Northwest Alloys, was standing on the stairway to a crucible at a magnesium plant while a millwright for the maintenance contractor was removing a steel plate. Gases that had accumulated in the vessel exploded while Employee #1 was approximately 5 ft away, and blew the maintenance man off the top of the 14 ft high container. Employee #1's head and part of his chest were above the top of the crucible. According to a psychiatrist at the Scared Heart Clinic, the explosion caused Employee #1 to suffer shell shock.

Keywords: SHOCK, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, GAS, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL VAPOR, PSYCH ILLNESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111300034			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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