Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120479332 - General Nutrition Products (Gnp)

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 120479332

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 05/27/1993

Site Address:
General Nutrition Products (Gnp)
1050 Woodruff Rd.
Greenville, SC 29607

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2834

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/03/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/01/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360497820

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$6,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,125
Current Penalty	$2,450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,450
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	10012 A	07/28/1993	10/31/1993	$1,800	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19101030 C01 I	07/28/1993	10/31/1993	$650	$1,625	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 800946

Event: 05/11/1993

Employee dies of burns after melter explodes

Employee #1 was cleaning melter #1. He had put 400 gallons of water and 5 kilos of trisodium phosphate into the melter. He sealed it to bring it to a boil. The manway blew off and the contents scalded Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained burns over his entire body and died. There was no safety relief device, alarm, or temperature gauge on this vessel.

Keywords: BURN, SAFETY RELIEF VALVE, PRESSURE VESSEL, WORK RULES, ALARM, CLEANING, EXPLOSION, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120479332			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Mixing and blending machine operators

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