Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2853620 - Perdue, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 2853620

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 09/02/1985

Site Address:
Perdue, Inc.
Willow Street
Salisbury, MD 21801

Mailing Address:
Willow Street, Salisbury, MD 21801

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2015

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/26/1985

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/05/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360617922

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	19100134 E03	11/01/1985	12/02/1985	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14200372

Event: 09/20/1985

EMPLOYEES INHALED AMMONIA VAPORS

ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:25 AM, AN ANHYDROUS AMMONIA LEAK OCCURRED AT PERDUE INC. IN SALISBURY, MARYLAND. THE LEAK ORIGINATED IN THE COMPRESSOR ROOM AND WAS EXHAUSTED TO THE OUTSIDE. DUE TO THE DIRECTION OF THE WIND, THE AMMONIA GAS WAS BLOWN INTO THE RECEIVING DEPARTMENT. FORTUNATELY, MOST OF THE EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THIS AREA HAD LEFT FOR LUNCH. HOWEVER, TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ON THEIR WAY OUT WHEN THE AMMONIA GAS WAS BLOWN INTO THEIR AREA. BOTH EMPLOYEES HAD AN IMMEDIATE REACTION TO THE GAS. THEY EXPERIENCED A BURNING SENSATION IN THEIR NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS AND EYES, AS WELL AS DIZZINESS AND DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING. BOTH MANAGED TO GET TO THE OUTSIDE. THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. TWO OTHER PEOPLE, A STATE TROOPER AND AN EMPLOYEE WORKING IN THE PICKING ROOM, WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR AMMONIA INHALATION AND RELEASED. THE LEAK WAS STOPPED AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 AM.

Keywords: BURN, EYE, THROAT, LUNG, INHALATION, NOSE, ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, DIZZINESS, TOXIC FUMES

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2853620	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Police and detectives, public service
2	2853620	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.
3	2853620	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.
4	2853620	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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