Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18685735 - Administracion De Tribunales,Centro Judicial H.R.

Inspection Information - Office: Pr-E-San Juan 0257260

Inspection Nr: 18685735

Report ID: 0257260

Date Opened: 06/25/1987

Site Address:
Administracion De Tribunales,Centro Judicial H.R.
Coll Y Toste Y Aven. Munoz Rivera
Hato Rey, PR 00919

Mailing Address:
Call Box Cj, Hato Rey, PR 00919

Union Status: Union

SIC:9211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/24/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/26/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360774806

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19040002 A	12/08/1987	12/11/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14303960

Event: 06/24/1987

Seventy employees suffer intoxication by Diazinon

Employee #1 responded to requests for fumigation services at the Records Offices of the Justice Department in the Judicial Center of Hato Rey. Because there was no fumigation contract for the extermination of cockroaches and other bugs, the employee acquired gallons of the insecticide Diazinon and bombs with the purpose of fumigating. Employee #1 gave instructions to Employee #2, who went to the Judicial Center. Once there, he instructed Employee #3 to retrieve the bomb and the Diazinon from his official car. Employee #2 or #3 diluted the Diazinon in water and fumigated the Records Offices with previous authorization from the respective registrars. He fumigated sections I, III, IV, V, VII, and VIII, the binding room, and the technical services area. He quit without fumigating section II of the Records Office because it was not authorized by the registrar. After 20 to 30 minutes, the vapors from the insecticide permeated throughout the center. Employees #1 through #70 began to experience stinging in their bodies, burning in the throat, difficulty breathing, dizziness, and vomiting. Employees #14 and #57 were hospitalized.

Keywords: NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, OVEREXPOSURE, PESTICIDE, VOMIT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
2	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
3	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Secretaries
4	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Administrative support occupations, n.e.c.
5	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
6	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
7	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Secretaries
8	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Secretaries
9	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
10	18685735	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Secretaries
11	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
12	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Secretaries
13	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
14	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Protective service occupations, n.e.c.
15	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
16	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Secretaries
17	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
18	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
19	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
20	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
21	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
22	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
23	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
24	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Secretaries
25	18685735	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Supervisors; distrib., sched'g & adjusting clerks
26	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Secretaries
27	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Secretaries
28	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
29	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
30	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
31	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
32	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
33	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
34	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
35	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
36	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
37	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
38	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
39	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
40	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
41	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
42	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
43	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
44	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
45	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Secretaries
46	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
47	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
48	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Secretaries
49	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
50	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
51	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
52	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Administrative support occupations, n.e.c.
53	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
54	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Secretaries
55	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Secretaries
56	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Secretaries
57	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Protective service occupations, n.e.c.
58	18685735	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Protective service occupations, n.e.c.

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