Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125739896 - Timec Company Inc. Dba Welltech Safety

Inspection Information - Office: Ca-E-Concord (R2-D2)

Inspection Nr: 125739896

Report ID: 0950627

Date Opened: 03/20/2002

Site Address:
Timec Company Inc. Dba Welltech Safety
150 Solano Way (Uds/Ultramar)
Martinez, CA 94553

Mailing Address:
155 Corporate Place, Vallejo, CA 94590

Union Status: Union

SIC:7363

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 08/06/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/17/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361704893

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$650	$0	$650
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$650	$0	$650
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	342 A	08/09/2002	09/11/2002	$325	$325	$0	08/14/2002	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	14300004 A	08/09/2002	09/11/2002	$325	$325	$0	08/14/2002	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 361704893

Event: 02/08/2002

Employee exposed to chemical in confined space

At approximately 10:00 p.m. on February 8, 2002, Employee # 1, a contractor employee, was acting as a confined-space attendant monitoring an entrant who was inspecting the interior of an 85-foot-tall processing vessel at a petroleum refinery. A ventilation blower was supplying air through the lower manway, and the air stream was exiting at the upper manway, where Employee #1 was located. She was exposed to an unknown chemical that resulted in acute symptoms including vomiting, coughing, difficulty breathing, edema on her exposed skin, and loss of consciousness. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 5 days in an intensive care unit.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, VENTILATION, CONFINED SPACE, CHEMICAL VESSEL, REFINERY, CHEMICAL, COUGH, VOMIT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125739896			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Laborers, except construction

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