Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120211925 - Porterville Chrsyler Center

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 120211925

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 11/09/1994

Site Address:
Porterville Chrsyler Center
777 W. Olive Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0723

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 11/09/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/21/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361354509

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$200	$0	$200
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$200	$0	$200
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	Other	5194 E01	12/13/1994	01/06/1995	$100	$100	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	5194 H02 A	12/13/1994	01/15/1995	$100	$100	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170717599

Event: 10/25/1994

Employee overexposed to water/alcohol mixture

Employee #1, of Porterville Citrus, Inc., loaded a portable gas-powered spray rig with a mixture of one part water to one part isopropyl alcohol. He sprayed the walls and ceiling of three storage (sweat) rooms and reloaded the spray rig. He sprayed a second set of three rooms and then took a lunch break. Employee #1 did not use the protective gloves and face shield that he had been provided. The total exposure time was two hours. Subsequent to the exposure, Employee #1 had his gall bladder removed. He also suffers from poor liver function. Air sampling conducted with a 3:1 mixture (water:alcohol) averaged 100 ppm for a one hour exposure. PPE would not have protected him from exposure.

Keywords: ALCOHOL, PPE, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, LIVER, OVEREXPOSURE, SPRAYING RIG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120211925			Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Industrial machinery repairers

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