Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303568497 - Fluor-Global Services

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

Inspection Nr: 303568497

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 03/20/2002

Site Address:
Fluor-Global Services
4001 Mccords Ferry Rd
Eastover, SC 29044

Mailing Address:
100 Fluor-Daniel Dr., Greenville, SC 29607

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1796

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 04/16/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/26/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100373208

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	Serious	19101200 H01	05/02/2002	06/04/2002	$1,500	$1,500	$0		F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200372118

Event: 03/17/2002

Three employees exposed to chemical vapors

At approximately 5:20 a.m. on March 17, 2002, Employees #1, #2, and #3, pulp mill technicians, were draining towers in the bleach mill to the sewer during outage. A washer overflowed and released a large amount of residual chlorine dioxide gas. Employees #1, #2 and #3 were working on another tank approximately 180 feet away. They smelled the gas, left the area, and called a supervisor. The area was monitored and levels were returned to normal. The employees went home, but continued to exhibit symptoms. The employees returned to work the next day and were transported to the emergency room where they were treated and released. The three employees are contract employees used during outages.

Keywords: SEWER, BLEACH, INHALATION, GAS, CHLORINE DIOXIDE, CHEMICAL VAPOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303568497	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters
2	303568497	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters
3	303568497	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters

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