Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112151790 - Owens Brockway Illinois

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 112151790

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 01/15/1991

Site Address:
Owens Brockway Illinois
2901 Fruitland Ave
Vernon, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3221

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 05/15/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/14/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361263601

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
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	5194 H02 E	05/15/1991	06/14/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170180392

Event: 12/22/1990

Employee injured after swallowing soap concentrate

At approximately 6:45 a.m. on December 22, 1990, Employee #1 was dispensing 5 gallons of floor cleaner (chemical #150) to mix with water in a 25 gallon wagon. He was using a 3/4 in. air hose to siphon by mouth from a 350 gallon plastic tank that was in a storage yard next to the maintenance department. He swallowed some of the soap concentrate as he was siphoning and sustained burns to his stomach and the back of his throat. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 2 days. Soap was normally dispensed by a mixing machine that diluted the concentrate with water. Employee #1 later stated that he was siphoning by mouth because the automated soap dispenser was not working. Management claimed that the soap dispenser was working on the day of the accident, but that Employee #1 wanted to use a higher concentration of soap.

Keywords: BURN, THROAT, CAUSTIC, MOUTH, WORK RULES, STOMACH, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112151790			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Janitors and cleaners

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