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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 115671000 - Progressive Builders, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation
Site Address:
Progressive Builders, Inc.
7527 Garners Ferry Rd.
Columbia, SC 29209
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 4367 Park Place Station, Greenville, SC 29608
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1540
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 11/19/1991
Planning Guide: Health-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/12/1992
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360496913 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,575 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,575 |
| Current Penalty | $630 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $630 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19101000 A03 | 12/04/1991 | 12/09/1991 | $630 | $1,575 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19101000 F02 I | 12/04/1991 | 12/07/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employees were grinding concrete inside a 20 ft by 30 ft block-type building using an Edco 8 HP gasoline grinder, serial #16860. The double doors at the entrance were left open; this was the only ventilation. The employees were not wearing respiratory protection. They had been grinding in the building from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with a 30 minute lunch break. The employees ground at 15 to 20 minute intervals. After about 1 1/2 hours, they became dizzy. Employee #2 passed out and Employee #1 passed in and out of consciousness. Both were found to have carboxyhemoglobin levels of 22 percent, the equivalent of 200 parts per million (ppm) exposure to carbon monoxide--which has a ceiling of 200 ppm and a time weighted average of 35 ppm. Both employees were nonsmokers.
Keywords: GRINDER, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, VENTILATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, DIZZINESS, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE, RESPIRATOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 115671000 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Supervisors; carpenters and related workers | ||
| 2 | 115671000 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Carpenters |