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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1494373.015 - Evoqua Water Technologies Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Houston South Area Office
Site Address:
Evoqua Water Technologies Llc
1251 Fm 2004
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
Mailing Address:
2650 Tallevast Road, Sarasota, FL 34243
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 561990/All Other Support Services
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/03/2020
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/16/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1661795 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $13,654 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,654 |
| Current Penalty | $6,747 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,747 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100132 D01 | 01/13/2021 | $6,747 | $6,827 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100147 C04 I | 01/13/2021 | $0 | $6,827 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19100147 C07 I | 01/13/2021 | 02/02/2021 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 02001 | Other | 19100038 E | 01/13/2021 | 02/02/2021 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 11:05 a.m. on September 17, 2020, an employee was working for a water treatment support services company. He began to take a bolt off the motor of a distribution pump on a chlorine dioxide generation system (Unit #2). A seal which connected to a shaft motor of the distribution pump failed. A seal on the 1.5-inch ball valve located between the batch tank and three distribution pumps also failed. These failures caused chlorine dioxide to flow back from the batch tank to distribution pumps and be released. The employee inhaled chlorine dioxide vapor and developed coughing and shortness of breath, requiring hospitalization.
Keywords: Asphyxiated, Bolt, Breathing, Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide, Corrosive, Cough, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Equipment Failure, Gas, Inhalation, Leak, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Lung, Non-PEL Overexposure, Overexposure, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pump, Respirator, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Seal, Shortness of breath, Tank, Valve, Water Treatment
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1494373.015 | 34 | M | Hospitalized injury |