Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119556595 - C.M. Offray & Son, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 119556595

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 06/01/1994

Site Address:
C.M. Offray & Son, Inc.
857 Willow Circle
Hagerstown, MD 21740

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 402, Hagerstown, MD 21740

Union Status: Union

SIC:2241

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 06/01/1994

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/11/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360756100

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,700
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	Serious	19100151 C	07/15/1994	08/02/1994	$0	$1,700	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14479901

Event: 05/06/1994

Employee overexposed to sulfur dioxide gas

Employee #1, who was working at the Thiox dip tank area of machine #7, improperly added Thiox powder (thiourea/sulfuric acid complex) to a tank that had less than the prescribed amount of water. The Thiox became moist and hot, which caused the compound to decompose and release sulfur dioxide gas. Employee #1 inhaled the sulfur dioxide, which irritated his upper respiratory tract and triggered an asthma attack. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where he was advised to go home, rest, stay in fresh air, and take an analgesic for headaches. Employee #1 returned to work the next day and was retrained on the safety operation plan for Thiox use, which the company had in written form. Employee #1 appeared to suffer no chronic illness from this exposure.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, WORK RULES, INHALATION, SULFUR DIOXIDE, PROCESS SAFETY, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119556595			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Washing, cleaning and pickling machine operators

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