Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2681336 - Smi Industries Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 2681336

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 11/05/1985

Site Address:
Smi Industries Corp
829 Langsdale Ave
Indpls, IN 46202

Mailing Address:
Po Box 88427, Indpls, IN 46208

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 12/03/1985

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/19/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360581466

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
Current Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
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	2200080101	12/05/1985	12/27/1985	$700	$700	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14464242

Event: 11/04/1985

EMPLOYEES BREATHED OXYGEN DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERE

ON NOVEMBER 4, 1985, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE TRYING TO DISLODGE APS PLASTIC CHIPS INSIDE A CLOSED CRYOGENIC HOPPER. WHEN THE UPPER HATCH OPENED, NITROGEN GAS ESCAPED, ENVELOPING THE EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEE #1 LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND FELL ABOUT 4 FEET INTO THE HOPPER. EMPLOYEE #2, DAZED, FELL FROM THE LADDER ABOUT 10 FEET TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DIAGNOZED AS SUFFERING FROM HYPOXIC ENCEPHALOPATHY, BRIEF REACTIVE PSYCOSIS AND A CRYOGENIC BURN ON HIS RIGHT HIP. EMPLOYEE #2 SUFFERED A FRACTURED RIGHT SCAPULA, CUTS AND ABRASIONS. THE EMPLOYEES WERE INADEQUATELY TRAINED IN THE NATURE AND HAZARDS OF THE PROCESS.

Keywords: BURN, OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, FRACTURE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, INHALATION, NITROGEN, FALL, UNTRAINED, HIP, HOPPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2681336			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, production occupations
2	2681336			Hospitalized injury	Other	Laborers, except construction

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