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Inspection: 1129170 - R & D Stripping And Refinishing

Inspection Information - Office: Erie Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1129170
Report ID: 0317530
Date Opened: 10/02/1985

Site Address:
R & D Stripping And Refinishing
141 East 12th. Street
Erie, PA 16501

Mailing Address:
625 West 18th. Street, Erie, PA 16502

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7641

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/09/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/25/1987

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360505069
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 3 4
Current Violations 1 3 4
Initial Penalty $100 $0 $0 $0 $0 $100
Current Penalty $100 $0 $0 $0 $0 $100
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 Serious 19100303 G02 I 12/13/1985 12/20/1985 $100 $100 $0 -  
2. 02001 Other 19030002 A01 12/13/1985 12/15/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 02002 Other 19100094 D09 VII 12/13/1985 01/29/1986 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 02003 Other 19100219 E01 I 12/13/1985 01/06/1986 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14468524
Event: 10/01/1985
Employee died after inhaling toxic solvent vapors

At approximately 2 a.m., Employee #1 was stripping wooden furniture using a commercial strength stripper consisting of 87 percent methylene chloride, 10 percent methyl alcohol, and 3 percent toluene. The cleaning work was done at a dip tank with the lid open, and vapors probably accumulated in the breathing zone. Employee #1 apparently lost consciousness and slumped, head first, into the tank. Although his head remained above the level of the liquid, sampling revealed the concentrated vapors at that level to be over 1,500 parts per million. Employee #1 died from inhaling the toxic vapors.

Keywords: METHYL ALCOHOL, METHYLENE CHLORIDE, WORK RULES, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, INHALATION, TOLUENE, DIP TANK, CHEMICAL VAPOR, POISONING, TOXIC FUMES

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1129170 Fatality Poisoning(Systemic) Occupation not reported
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