Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1305290.015 - Alpha Omega Recycling, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1305290.015

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 03/26/2018

Site Address:
Alpha Omega Recycling, Inc.
315 Whatley Road
Longview, TX 75604

Mailing Address:
315 Whatley Road, Longview, TX 75604

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 562920/Materials Recovery Facilities

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 04/02/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/13/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1321367		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$9,054	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,054
Current Penalty	$5,432	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,432
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	07/13/2018	08/08/2018	$5,432	$9,054	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 104285.015

Event: 03/22/2018

Employee mixes chemical compounds and suffers poisoning from

At 6:45 a.m. on March 22, 2018, an employee and a coworker were standing on a work platform around a processing tank and preparing to add a potassium hydroxide/sodium hypochlorite solution from a 250-gallon tote into a 6,000-gallon processing tank containing an acidic copper sulfate solution. The employee opened the valve on the tote of potassium hydroxide/sodium hypochlorite solution and, when mixed with the copper sulfate solution, produced chlorine gas. The employee stayed on the platform to close the valve and stop the reaction. The employee moved to the back of the platform for fresh air but experienced a shortness of breath, chest burning and pain, coughing, and dizziness. The employee jumped off of the platform and was taken to the hospital where he was admitted for Chlorine gas poisoning.

Keywords: Chemical Reaction, Chemical Vapor, Chlorine, Cough, Dizziness, Elevated Work Platform, Gas, Poisoning, Vapor

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1305290.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury

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