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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18579037 - Wilson Foods, Aka Fischer Packing Company
Inspection Information - Office: Ky Labor Cabinet Division Of Osh Compliance
Site Address:
Wilson Foods, Aka Fischer Packing Company
1860 Mellwood Drive
Louisville,, KY 40232
Mailing Address:
Po Box 35640, Louisville, KY 40232
Union Status: Union
SIC:2011
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 04/07/1986
Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/25/1986
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360631253 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| Current Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| 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 | 19100101 B | 04/23/1986 | 04/25/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100101 B | 04/23/1986 | 04/25/1986 | $560 | $560 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19100101 B | 04/23/1986 | 04/25/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01001D | Serious | 19100101 B | 04/23/1986 | 06/28/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | A - Amendment | ||
| 5. | 01001E | Serious | 19100101 B | 04/23/1986 | 05/16/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 01001F | Serious | 19100134 E03 | 04/23/1986 | 07/24/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | A - Amendment | ||
| 7. | 01001G | Serious | 19100134 E03 I | 04/23/1986 | 04/25/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
AN OUTDOOR SHED, USED TO HOUSE 2 CHLORINE CYLINDERS, WAS LOCATED IN AN ALLEY BETWEEN TWO PORTIONS OF A FACTORY. EMPLOYEE #1,INADEQUATELY TRAINED TO HANDLE COMPRESSED GASES, WAS CHARGING A CHLORINE CYLINDER WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK THE GAS FLOW METER. GAS BEGAN ESCAPING FROM THE METER/VALVE CONNECTION. HE LEFT THE SHED TO OBTAIN A RESPIRATOR, THEN RETURNED AND TRIED TO SHUT OFF THE CYLINDER VALVE. HE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. FINALLY TWO OTHER MEN TOOK THE CYLINDER FROM THE SHED AND SHUT THE VALVE. NINETEEN EMPLOYEES WERE TAKEN TO AREA HOSPITALS. MOST OF THESE EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN EITHER HELPING WITH THE PLANT EVACUATION, WORKING WITH THE LEAKING CYLINDER, OR HAD PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SEVEN EMPLOYEES WERE KEPT OVERNIGHT AND WERE RELEASED THE NEXT DAY.
Keywords: RESPIRATORY, COMPRESSED GAS, INHALATION, CHLORINE, VALVE, GAS LEAK, UNTRAINED, RESPIRATOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18579037 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Janitors and cleaners | ||
| 2 | 18579037 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Industrial machinery repairers | ||
| 3 | 18579037 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers | ||
| 4 | 18579037 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Butchers and meat cutters | ||
| 5 | 18579037 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Butchers and meat cutters | ||
| 6 | 18579037 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Food batchmakers | ||
| 7 | 18579037 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Butchers and meat cutters |