Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309005825 - Pitkin Iron Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309005825

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 08/07/2006

Site Address:
Pitkin Iron Corporation
5721 Snowmass Creek Rd
Snowmass, CO 81654

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1298, Glenwood Springs, CO 81602

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3446

NAICS: 332323/Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 08/24/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/23/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101574226

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6			1		7
Current Violations	4			3		7
Initial Penalty	$11,400	$0	$0	$400	$0	$11,800
Current Penalty	$7,700	$0	$0	$3,050	$0	$10,750
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	19260050 C	08/25/2006	10/06/2006	$2,000	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 D01 I	08/25/2006	10/06/2006	$1,050	$1,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100151 C	08/25/2006	10/06/2006	$1,050	$1,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Other	19100252 B02 III	08/25/2006	09/12/2006	$750	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19101200 F05	08/25/2006	10/06/2006	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19101200 H01	08/25/2006	10/13/2006	$2,800	$2,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	02001	Other	19101200 E01 I	08/25/2006	09/12/2006	$300	$400	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201573128

Event: 08/04/2006

Employee Is Poisoned after Drinking from Mislabeled Bottle

On August 4, 2006, Employee #1 was working for a firm that manufactured architectural and ornamental metalwork. He and a coworker were at a remote jobsite prepping a metal staircase for finishing. They used a product designed to give the metal a black patina, which would then be coated with a clear sealant. This was selenious acid. The product was a clear blue liquid that they transported in a bottle that had once held Gatorade. The Gatorade label was still on the bottle. The bottle was stored in the back of a pickup truck near a cooler where Employee #1 kept his lunch. Employee #1 walked away from the work area back to the truck to get a drink. He drank from the Gatorade container before he realized that it contained not Gatorade, but the selenious acid. He spat out as much as he could, but he had already swallowed some of the liquid. He was driven to an emergency room about 30 to 40 minutes away. He died about 48 hours later. This incident is still under police investigation. A second, similar poisoning occurred on August 8, 2006. It involved the spouse of a coworker in the same company who took some of the same product or a similar product home in a Gatorade bottle.

Keywords: METAL RAIL, METAL SHOP, METAL LADDER, POISONING, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309005825			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Laborers, except construction

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