Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112074869 - Diversey Wyandotte

Inspection Information - Office: Riverside District Office

Inspection Nr: 112074869

Report ID: 0950634

Date Opened: 10/30/1990

Site Address:
Diversey Wyandotte
8921 Dice Rd.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2841

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/31/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/07/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361062862
Complaint	73597031		Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	5144 D02	01/31/1991	01/31/1991	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	342 A	01/31/1991	01/31/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170188957

Event: 06/01/1990

Employee suffers chlorine gas inhalation

At 5:15 a.m. on May 31, 1990, Employee #1, a supervisor, was checking a suspected valve problem on a mixing tank. Some phosphoric acid had leaked from the mixing tank and drained into a common pump. This diked area was supposed to be cleaned after each run because sodium hypochlorite was also used. The required cleaning had not been done, and the sodium hypochlorite and phosphoric acid combined to release chlorine gas. After coworkers were evacuated from the building, Employee #1 ignored company policy and decided to investigate the valve problem. He entered the building and located a SCBA unit, but the unit he found was out of service. Employee #1 then left the building; his exposure time was approximately 90 seconds. Although the SCBA rack contained two units, the out-of-service one should have been labeled or removed, as per T8CCR 5144(d)(1). The employer had a good accident prevention program and emergency action procedures.

Keywords: INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, INHALATION, GAS, CHLORINE, SCBA, CHEMICAL REACTION, CHEMICAL VAPOR, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112074869			Hospitalized injury	Other	Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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