Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119523918 - Extensive Mechanical Services, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 119523918

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 09/30/1993

Site Address:
Extensive Mechanical Services, Inc.
1327 Bayard Street
Baltimore, MD 21230

Mailing Address:
8004 Jumpers Hole Road, Pasedena, MD 21122

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 11/23/1993

Planning Guide: Health-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/14/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360619571

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	14			3		17
Current Violations	10			5		15
Initial Penalty	$10,250	$0	$0	$705	$0	$10,955
Current Penalty	$2,560	$0	$0	$800	$0	$3,360
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	19260021 B03	01/04/1994	01/07/1994	$800	$1,600	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19260028 A	01/04/1994	01/07/1994	$0	$1,600	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260050 B	01/04/1994	01/07/1994	$0	$1,750	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Serious	19260051 F	01/04/1994	01/07/1994	$950	$1,900	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
5.	02001	Serious	19260102 A01	01/04/1994	01/07/1994	$300	$600	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
6.	03001	Serious	19101200 E01	01/04/1994	02/06/1994	$510	$1,050	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
7.	03002	Serious	19101200 F05 I	01/04/1994	01/07/1994	$0	$0	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
8.	03003	Serious	19101200 F05 II	01/04/1994	01/07/1994	$0	$0	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
9.	03004	Serious	19101200 G01	01/04/1994	01/07/1994	$0	$0	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
10.	03005	Serious	19101200 H	01/04/1994	02/06/1994	$0	$0	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
11.	03006	Serious	50405 B01	01/04/1994	01/07/1994	$0	$0	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
12.	03007	Serious	50406 A01	01/04/1994	01/07/1994	$0	$0	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
13.	04001	Other	19260020 B01	01/04/1994	01/07/1994	$450	$1,750	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
14.	04002	Serious	19260020 B02	01/04/1994	01/07/1994	$0	$0	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
15.	05001	Other	19260150 C01 VIII	01/04/1994	01/07/1994	$150	$300	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
16.	05002	Other	19260350 D02	01/04/1994	01/07/1994	$150	$300	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
17.	05003	Other	09122102 A	01/04/1994	01/07/1994	$50	$105	$0	01/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170068126

Event: 09/02/1993

Employee suffers chemical burn

Employee #1 was assigned to a routine coil cleaning and refrigerant recharge of a commercial HVAC system. To do so, he was transferring a product known as con-coil (contains phosphoric acid, hydrofluoric acid, and glycol butyl ether) from its original container to a pressurized spray container. The transfer was executed without any chemical protective clothing nor any convenient running water for personal washing. After the con-coil soaked through protective coveralls, delayed reaction started destruction of the skin tissues. Employee #1 transported himself by company vehicle to the emergency room of a hospital 20 minutes away. The vehicle was not equipped with neutralizers or antidotes as specified in the product's material safety data sheet. The contaminated clothing was not removed until Employee #1 was in the emergency room.

Keywords: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, HYDROFLUORIC ACID, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, PHOSPHORIC ACID, CHEMICAL REACTION, CHEMICAL BURN, SKIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119523918			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics

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