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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1201488.015 - Paramount Chemicals & Plastics, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1201488.015
Report ID: 0418800
Date Opened: 01/09/2017

Site Address:
Paramount Chemicals & Plastics, Inc.
14470 Ste Road 29
Felda, FL 33930

Mailing Address:
14680 Cementery Rd, Fort Myers, FL 33905

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424690/Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/09/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/01/2017

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 1171370 Yes Yes
Case Status: CLOSED
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2
Current Violations 2 2
Initial Penalty $5,432 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,432
Current Penalty $5,432 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,432
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 19100132 A 03/16/2017 $2,716 $2,716 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002A Serious 19101200 E01 II 03/16/2017 $2,716 $2,716 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01002B Serious 19101200 H03 III 03/16/2017 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 91956.015
Event: 01/09/2017
Employee's leg and arm are amputated in chemical explosion

At 9:00 a.m. on January 9, 2017, an employee was working as the plant manager for a wholesaler of chemicals and allied products. He had just arrived at the facility. He was told by workers at the plant that an empty container was being refilled with the wrong chemical. When he went to the container and removed its lid, the container exploded. He sustained the amputation of his right arm and right leg. He was hospitalized. The container held sulfuric acid mixed with bleach (sodium hypochlorite).

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Bleach, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Reaction, Explosion, Leg, Sodium Hypochlorite, Sulfuric Acid

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1201488.015 48 M Hospitalized injury Managers and administrators, n.e.c
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