Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1236699.015 - 3m Company Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1236699.015

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 06/01/2017

Site Address:
3m Company Inc.
1400 State Docks Road
Decatur, AL 35601

Mailing Address:
1400 State Docks Road, Decatur, AL 35601

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325998/All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/01/2017

Emphasis: L:Forklift

Case Closed: 08/25/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1219706	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$20,316	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,316
Current Penalty	$14,221	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,221
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	07/24/2017	08/17/2017	$7,111	$10,158	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100132 A	07/24/2017		$7,111	$10,158	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100132 D01	07/24/2017		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 96006.015

Event: 05/25/2017

Employee is sprayed by hot water and receives first and seco

At 3:15 p.m. on May 25, 2017, an employee was setting up a hose so that hot water could flow into a tote. However, the end of the hose that was placed in the tote was not secured. When the employee opened the valve to allow 180 degree water to flow, the pressure coming through the system and the hose caused the hose to whip around, spraying out hot water. Employee received 1st and 2nd degree burns to back, leg and foot.

Keywords: Back, Hose, Hot Water, Leg

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1236699.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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