Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124670670 - Community Thrift Store

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

Inspection Nr: 124670670

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 09/30/1994

Site Address:
Community Thrift Store
6407 Two Notch Rd.
Columbia, SC 29223

Mailing Address:
3601 Vineland, Suite 2, Orlando, FL 32811

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5932

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/18/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/18/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360499537

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			1		5
Current Violations	4			1		5
Initial Penalty	$5,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,125
Current Penalty	$2,050	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,050
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	19100037 K03	11/07/1994	11/14/1994	$1,000	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19101000 A02	11/07/1994	12/13/1994	$350	$875	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19101000 E	11/07/1994	12/13/1994	$350	$875	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004A	Serious	19101200 G01	11/07/1994	12/13/1994	$350	$875	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004B	Serious	19101200 H	11/07/1994	12/13/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	02001A	Other	19101200 E01	11/07/1994	12/13/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	02001B	Other	19101200 E01 I	11/07/1994	12/13/1994	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 675306

Event: 09/30/1994

Employees suffer overexposure to carbon monoxide

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on September 30, 1994, Employees #1 through #23, who worked in a retail store building, began to feel dizzy and nauseous, and some fainted. The employer called 911 and emergency procedures were begun on site. Twenty-one of the affected employees were transported to the hospital, where a carboxyhemoglobin test determined that they were suffering from overexposure to carbon monoxide. None were admitted. One roll-up door was down and at least three walk-through doors were closed and locked. A propane forklift (Nissan, model #CPHO1A10V) had been moving bundles of clothing inside the building during the day and fumes from its exhaust (checked by IH at 1250 ppm carbon monoxide) were kept in the building. The building has central heat and air and the fumes were not exhausted from the building.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, AIR CONTAMINATION, EXHAUST FUMES, FAINTED, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
2	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
3	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
4	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
5	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
6	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
7	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
8	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
9	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
10	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
11	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
12	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
13	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
14	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
15	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
16	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
17	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
18	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
19	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
20	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
21	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
22	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.
23	124670670	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.

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