Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303555817 - Milliken & Company - Abbeville Plant

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 303555817

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 08/24/2001

Site Address:
Milliken & Company - Abbeville Plant
601 Brooks St.
Abbeville, SC 29620

Mailing Address:
Millken Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29303

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2221

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/15/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/05/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100372655

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$3,250	$0	$3,250
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	30008 A	11/09/2001	11/26/2001	$3,250	$3,250	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	19101048 D02 III	11/09/2001	12/12/2001	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200371888

Event: 08/17/2001

Four employees are exposed to formaldehyde

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on August 17, 2001, Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4 completed a process change in the company finishing area and began running a new product. At approximately 5:15 p.m., all four workers began to experience tightness in their chests, coughing, shortness of breath, and headaches. The employees reported their symptoms to the supervisor. The supervisor transported Employee #1 to the hospital, while Employees #2, #3, and #4 drove themselves. All four employees were diagnosed with chemical pneumonitis and hypoxia. Employees #1, #2, and #3 were hospitalized. Employee #4 was treated and released. All four workers had been transported to the hospital with similar symptoms in January of 2001, while running the same process. The employer was cited for failure to conduct formaldehyde monitoring based on the symptoms reported during the earlier incident.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, LUNG, VAPOR, PPE, HEADACHE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, FORMALDEHYDE, CHEMICAL, COUGH

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303555817	Hospitalized injury	Other	Winding and twisting machine operators
2	303555817	Hospitalized injury	Other	Winding and twisting machine operators
3	303555817	Hospitalized injury	Other	Winding and twisting machine operators
4	303555817	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Winding and twisting machine operators

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