Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15143886 - Burnette'S Truck Wash Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Nashville Office - Health

Inspection Nr: 15143886

Report ID: 0454722

Date Opened: 09/24/1984

Site Address:
Burnette'S Truck Wash Inc
1 Oldham Street
Nashville, TN 37213

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/02/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/02/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360612790

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$120
Current Penalty	$120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$120
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	Serious	19100094 D11 III	10/31/1984	11/15/1984	$60	$60	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100252 E04 IV	10/31/1984	11/15/1984	$60	$60	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14214498

Event: 09/24/1984

PASSED OUT FROM PERCHLOROETHYLENE VAPORS INSIDE TRUCK TANK

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WASHING THE INTERIOR OF A TRUCK TANK WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY CONTAINED PERCHLOROETHYLENE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, ASSIGNED TO OBSERVE EMPLOYEE #1, LEFT THE AREA MOMENTARILY. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS USING A PRESSURIZED HOT WATER LINE TO CLEAN THE TANK, WAS UNCONSCIOUS WHEN THE OBSERVER RETURNED. OTHER EMPLOYEES QUICKLY REMOVED EMPLOYEE #1 FROM THE TANK (THEY DID NOT CHECK THE TANK'S ATMOSPHERE OR USE ANY KIND OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTION OR LIFELINES). EMPLOYEE #1 REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS QUICKLY, BUT SUFFERED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS FROM THE HOT WATER WHICH HAD SPILLED ON HIM. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED THAT AFTERNOON. THE EMPLOYEES HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY TRAINED ON THE CORRECT PROCEDURES FOR ENTERING CONFINED SPACES.

Keywords: BURN, RESPIRATORY, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, VENTILATION, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, TOXIC FUMES, UNTRAINED, HOT WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15143886			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners

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