Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306272303 - Furniture Plus/The Stripping Workshop

Inspection Information - Office: Springfield Area Office

Inspection Nr: 306272303

Report ID: 0112600

Date Opened: 12/30/2003

Site Address:
Furniture Plus/The Stripping Workshop
100 Grand St.
Worcester, MA 01610

Mailing Address:
12 Brodeur Ave., Webster, MA 01570

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7641

NAICS: 811420/Reupholstery and Furniture Repair

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 04/09/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/18/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100690486

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	10			2		12
Current Violations	10			2		12
Initial Penalty	$18,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,600
Current Penalty	$9,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,300
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100120 Q01	05/19/2004	06/21/2004	$300	$600	$0	05/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100134 C01	05/19/2004	05/24/2004	$1,000	$2,000	$0	05/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100134 E01	05/19/2004	05/24/2004	$1,000	$2,000	$0	05/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100134 F01	05/19/2004	05/24/2004	$1,000	$2,000	$0	05/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01005A	Serious	19101052 C01	05/19/2004	11/15/2005	$1,000	$2,000	$0	05/22/2004	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
6.	01005B	Serious	19101052 C02	05/19/2004	11/15/2005	$0	$0	$0	05/22/2004	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
7.	01005C	Serious	19101052 F01	05/19/2004	11/15/2005	$0	$0	$0	05/22/2004	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
8.	01006	Serious	19101052 D01 IB	05/19/2004	05/24/2004	$1,000	$2,000	$0	05/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement
9.	01007	Serious	19101052 G03	05/19/2004	05/24/2004	$1,000	$2,000	$0	05/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement
10.	01008A	Serious	19101052 H01	05/19/2004	05/29/2004	$1,000	$2,000	$0	05/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement
11.	01008B	Serious	19101052 I01	05/19/2004	07/21/2004	$0	$0	$0	05/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement
12.	01008C	Serious	19101052 I02	05/19/2004	05/24/2004	$0	$0	$0	05/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement
13.	01009	Serious	19101052 J01 I	05/19/2004	05/24/2004	$1,000	$2,000	$0	05/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement
14.	01010A	Serious	19101052 K	05/19/2004	05/24/2004	$1,000	$2,000	$0	05/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement
15.	01010B	Serious	19101200 E01	05/19/2004	05/24/2004	$0	$0	$0	05/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement
16.	02001	Other	19100134 D03 IIIB2	05/19/2004	06/21/2004	$0	$0	$0	05/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement
17.	02002	Other	19100134 H01 II	05/19/2004	05/24/2004	$0	$0	$0	05/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200690600

Event: 12/29/2003

Employee dies of chemical-induced heart attack

Employee #1, a furniture stripper assisted moving furniture and plywood within a facility. Employee #1 had used a methylene chloride based stripping solution earlier that morning. Employee #1 experienced a massive heart attack and died. Methylene chloride can exacerbate underlying heart disease in certain individuals and lead to a premature heart attack. The employee was 46 years old and there were reportedly no indications of pre-existing heart disease. As part of OSHA's accident investigation, air sampling was performed at the stripping operation. Methylene chloride concentrations were 46 ppm as an eight-hour time-weighted average and up to 159 ppm as a short-term exposure which exceed OSHA's PEL and STEL.

Keywords: VENTILATION, PPE, HEART ATTACK, METHYLENE CHLORIDE, POISONING, CHEMICAL, RESPIRATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306272303			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Furniture and wood finishers

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