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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2699916 - American Juice
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor
Site Address:
American Juice
1 N Bridge St
Gary, IN 46404
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:2086
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 05/15/1986
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/27/1989
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360199509 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Current Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19100101 B | 06/09/1986 | 06/09/1986 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 02001A | Other | 19100134 B01 | 06/09/1986 | 06/26/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02001B | Other | 19100134 B03 | 06/09/1986 | 06/26/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 02001C | Other | 19100134 E03 | 06/09/1986 | 06/26/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 02001D | Other | 19100134 F03 | 06/09/1986 | 06/09/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
AT APPROXMATELY 3:15 PM ON MAY 9, 1986, EMPLOYEES OF AMERICAN JUICE CO. INC., STARTED TO CHARGE THE NUMBER 1 LINE CARBO-COOLER, USING A CYLINDER CONTAINING 150 POUNDS OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA AT 129 PSI (ROOM TEMPERATURE). EMPLOYEE #1, IN AN EFFORT TO SPEED THE CHARGING PROCESS, WAS ADDING WATER AT 132 DEGREES TO THE AMMONIA CYLINDER (TO RAISE THE INTERNAL PRESSURE). EMPLOYEE #2 WAS WORKING ON 2 MAGNETIC SWITCHES LOCATED NEAR THE SIGHT GLASS ON THE CARBO-COOLER. EMPLOYEE #3 WAS OPERATING THE #1 LINE FILLER, APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET FROM THE AMMONIA CYLINDER. EMPLOYEE #4 WAS PAINTING IN AISLE #3, APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET FROM THE CYLINDER. AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM THE CYLINDER RUPTURED, PRODUCING A WHITE CLOUD OF AMMONIA GAS. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET FROM THE CYLINDER, WAS BURNED IN THE EYES AND BODY AND ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS ALSO ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. EMPLOYEES #3 AND #4 WERE BOTH TREATED HAD RELEASED AT THE HOSPITAL. ALL EMPLOYEES OF AMERICAN JUICE REENTERED THE PLANT AT 5 PM. THE ANHYDROUS AMMONIA CYLINDER HAD A 21 INCH LONG SPLIT IN IT, APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2 INCHES WIDE AT THE WIDEST SPOT. ON SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 DIED AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY BURN CENTER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
Keywords: EYE, RESPIRATORY, CYLINDER, WORK RULES, RUPTURE, ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, HIGH PRESSURE, CHEMICAL BURN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2699916 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Painters, construction and maintenance | ||
| 2 | 2699916 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Packaging and filling machine operators | ||
| 3 | 2699916 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers | ||
| 4 | 2699916 | Fatality | Burn(Chemical) | Packaging and filling machine operators |