Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1570331.015 - Coventya, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1570331.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 12/28/2021

Site Address:
Coventya, Inc.
4639 Van Epps Rd.
Brooklyn Heights, OH 44131

Mailing Address:
4639 Van Epps Rd., Independence, OH 44131

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325998/All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 05/20/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/18/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1843123		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$7,252	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,252
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100132 A	05/31/2022	06/21/2022	$0	$7,252	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142277.015

Event: 12/14/2021

Employee burns lungs, esophagus and skin from ammonia spill

At 2:30 p.m. on December 14, 2021, an employee had added ammonium hydroxide solution to a mixing tank and activated the mixer. The employee was standing at the switch under a mezzanine and when he began to walk away, chemicals spilled from the top of the tank to the ground. The employee inhaled ammonia vapors and experienced burning in his lungs and esophagus and on his skin, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Ammonia, Burn, Caustic, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Contact, Corrosive, Inhalation, Lung, Overexposure, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Respirator, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Skin, Spill, Tank

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1570331.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury

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