Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306717927 - Dpt Lakewood, Ltd.

Inspection Information - Office: Marlton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 306717927

Report ID: 0213900

Date Opened: 09/23/2003

Site Address:
Dpt Lakewood, Ltd.
1200 Paco Way
Lakewood, NJ 08701

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2836

NAICS: 325414/Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 12/16/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/20/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	201776283		Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$1,875	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,875
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,875	$0	$1,875
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	19100106 E06 II	01/06/2004	01/09/2004	$1,875	$1,875	$0	01/23/2004	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201772175

Event: 09/23/2003

Employee burned in explosion of flammable vapors

On September 23, 2003, a filling machine operator was calibrating a filling machine in the contract packaging facility, when a 55-gallon drum of flammable waste liquids, ethanol and ethyl acetate, flashed. The resulting explosion caused an 0.5 gallon container of ethanol which had been sitting on top of the 55-gallon drum, to ignite and fall to the floor. The ethanol then splashed onto the operator's leg, causing her pants to catch on fire resulting in first, second, and third degree burns to her leg. The source of ignition is suspected to have been an exothermic reaction between the waste liquids and chemical residues already in the 55-gallon drum. The operator was hospitalized and treated for burns.

Keywords: BURN, MACHINE OPERATOR, ETHANOL, EXPLOSION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306717927			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Packaging and filling machine operators

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