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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2979821 - Four Seasons Industrial Services
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh
Site Address:
Four Seasons Industrial Services
Csx Rail Yard B., Highway 177
Hamlet, NC 28345
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 16590, Greensboro, NC 27418
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4953
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 11/02/1988
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/10/1989
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360262497 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | Other | 19100120 H01 | 12/22/1988 | 12/28/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 01/12/1989 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 4:40 a.m. on June 21, 1988, 20,000 gallons of formaldehyde were spilled during a derailment at CSX yard B in Hamlet, NC. During the derailment, a valve on the bottom of a tank car ruptured and spilled the formaldehyde. Four CSX employees were exposed. The conductor of the derailed train walked forward from the caboose into the vapor cloud. He was taken to the hospital and held for observation. Three crew members from another train were exposed as their train passed near the wreck and through the vapor cloud. CSX contracted Four Seasons Industrial Services, Inc., to clean up the spill. The remedial actions consisted of plugging the leaking tanker, pumping the remaining formaldehyde from the damaged tanker to a vacuum truck, pumping up spilled formaldehyde that pooled between the gravel ballast of the railroad track bed and the soil underneath, and treating the affected area with sodium sulfite to neutralize any remaining formaldehyde. No Four Seasons employees were injured during the cleanup.
Keywords: VAPOR, RAILROAD CAR, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, RUPTURE, VALVE, SPILL, TOXIC FUMES, FORMALDEHYDE, TANK, CHEMICAL
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2979821 | Occupation Not Listed |