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Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1748672 - Action Circuits Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1748672
Report ID: 0112000
Date Opened: 03/20/1985

Site Address:
Action Circuits Incorporated
East Liberty Street
Danbury, CT 06810

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3679

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 04/17/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/02/1985

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360521926
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 9 10
Current Violations 1 9 10
Initial Penalty $360 $0 $0 $0 $0 $360
Current Penalty $360 $0 $0 $0 $0 $360
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 5A0001 06/27/1985 07/02/1985 $360 $360 $0 -  
2. 02001 Other 19030002 A01 06/27/1985 07/02/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 02002 Other 19100020 G01 I 06/27/1985 07/02/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 02003 Other 19100020 G01 II 06/27/1985 07/02/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  
5. 02004 Other 19100020 G01 III 06/27/1985 07/02/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  
6. 02005 Other 19100020 G02 06/27/1985 07/02/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  
7. 02006 Other 19100024 H 06/27/1985 07/02/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  
8. 02007 Other 19100025 D02 VII 06/27/1985 07/02/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  
9. 02008 Other 19100134 B06 06/27/1985 07/02/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  
10. 02009 Other 19100145 C03 06/27/1985 07/02/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14278071
Event: 03/19/1985
OVERCOME BY ORGANIC SOLVENT IN CONFINED SPACE

EMPLOYEE #5 ENTERED AN EMPTY WASTE TREATMENT HOLDING TANK (8 FEET DEEP, 8 FEET LONG, AND 4 FEET WIDE) WITH A WIRE BRUSH AND A BUCKET OF METHYLENE CHLORIDE. HE WAS USING THE SOLVENT-LADEN BRUSH TO ROUGHEN UP THE WALLS AND EPOXY PAINT TO ENABLE A NEW COAT TO BE APPLIED IN THE FUTURE. EMPLOYEE #5 WAS IN THE TANK ALONE, WITHOUT RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS WALKING BY THE TANK WHEN HE SAW AN EXTENSION CORD RUNNING INTO THE TANK AND DECIDED TO LOOK INTO IT. HE FOUND EMPLOYEE #5 UNCONSCIOUS IN THE TANK. RESCUE OPERATIONS WERE IMMEDIALTELY UNDERTAKEN BY EMPLOYEES #1,2,3, AND 4. DURING THE RESCUE, EMPLOYEE #4 LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. ALL FIVE EMPLOYEES WERE HOSPITALIZED. THE EMPLOYER HAD NO CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PROCEDURES.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONFINED SPACE, METHYLENE CHLORIDE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, TANK, RESPIRATOR

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1748672 Hospitalized injury Other Occupation not reported
2 1748672 Hospitalized injury Other Occupation not reported
3 1748672 Hospitalized injury Other Occupation not reported
4 1748672 Hospitalized injury Other Occupation not reported
5 1748672 Hospitalized injury Other Occupation not reported
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