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Inspection: 309769941 - Chemtool, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 309769941
Report ID: 0521400
Date Opened: 01/08/2007

Site Address:
Chemtool, Inc.
8200 Ridgefield Road
Crystal Lake, IL 60012

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 528, Crystal Lake, IL 60012

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2992

NAICS: 324191/Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/08/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/05/2007

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Complaint 206177313 Yes
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 1 4
Current Violations 3 1 4
Initial Penalty $6,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,500
Current Penalty $2,275 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,275
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 19100133 A01 02/05/2007 03/09/2007 $1,275 $3,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 19100151 C 02/05/2007 02/08/2007 $500 $1,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01003 Serious 19100305 G01 III 02/05/2007 02/08/2007 $500 $1,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 02001 Other 19100023 D01 III 02/05/2007 03/09/2007 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200823474
Event: 01/04/2007
Employee Is Injured When Splashed by Corrosive Chemical

At approximately 4:00 a.m. on January 4, 2007, an employee started working on a day shift. The night shift had pumped a batch of lithium hydroxide slurry, made in the slurry kettle, through a high pressure hose to Cooking Kettle 506. After the transfer, the hose was not removed from the Kettle 506's inlet and the other end was attached to the slurry kettle. The night shift had also made a new batch of lithium hydroxide slurry for the Cooking Kettle 509. The actual transfer to the Kettle 509 was left for the day shift employees coming in at 4:00 am. At approximately 5:15 AM, the employee, who was going to do the transfer, first had to remove the hose from the Kettle 506. As the employee was removing the hose, a pressurized release of lithium hydroxide slurry occurred and the struck the employee in the eyes. The employee was not wearing appropriate eye protection and suffered corrosive burn to the eyes. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: EYE, PPE, CORROSIVE, STRUCK BY, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 309769941 Hospitalized injury Burn(Chemical) Mixing and blending machine operators
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