Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309764181 - Fic America Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309764181

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 03/01/2006

Site Address:
Fic America Corp.
485 Mission Street
Carol Stream, IL 60188

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4225

NAICS: 493110/General Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 03/30/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/19/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100821479

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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.	01001A	Serious	19101000 A02	04/05/2006	04/10/2006	$1,750	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19101000 E	04/05/2006	04/10/2006	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19101200 H01	04/05/2006	06/08/2006	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200823243

Event: 02/28/2006

Employees Are over Exposed to Carbon Monoxide

Sixteen warehouse employees were taken to four area hospitals due to carbon monoxide exposure. Source of the exposure was a propane powered forklifts. The calculated 8-hour TWA exposure for four of the employees ranged from 256 parts per million to 510 parts per million based on their carboxy-hemoglobin levels. The investigator was able to obtain only four of the sixteen blood test results from the hospitals. Three employees were admitted to the hospital. Two employees stayed over night and one employee was hospitalized for two days. The Injury Line in the original report did not list these hospitalizations. The six forklift's exhaust gases were tested by a service company the next day. Four of the forklifts tested had excessive carbon monoxide levels

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PROPANE, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309764181	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Hand packers and packagers
2	309764181	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Hand packers and packagers
3	309764181	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.
4	309764181	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Hand packers and packagers

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