Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1324171.015 - H.B. Fuller Company

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1324171.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 06/19/2018

Site Address:
H.B. Fuller Company
9405 & 9411 Corsair Road
Frankfort, IL 60423

Mailing Address:
9411 Corsair Road, Frankfort, IL 60423

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325520/Adhesive Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/19/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/11/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1348095		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$25,868	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,868
Current Penalty	$18,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,100
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	19100132 A	10/02/2018	10/09/2018	$9,050	$12,934	$0	10/26/2018	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19101200 H03 III	10/02/2018		$9,050	$12,934	$0	10/26/2018	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 106655.015

Event: 06/13/2018

Employee is sprayed with adhesive glue product and suffers s

At 11:45 a.m. on June 13, 2018, an employee was unloading adhesive product (GG Gel HV which contains ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate) from an elevated tank and he opened a ball valve to begin transferring a liquid adhesive product from a tank which was elevated. The employee was sprayed with the adhesive product when the spout attachment was dislodged and received second degree burns as the product began to set while he was removing his clothing. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chemical Burn, Chemical Reaction, Foot, Glue

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1324171.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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