Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310986997 - Quala Systems, Inc. Dba Qualawash

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310986997

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 08/04/2007

Site Address:
Quala Systems, Inc. Dba Qualawash
6061 Commerce Court
Garden City, GA 31408

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7699

NAICS: 562998/All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/14/2008

Emphasis: S:Electrical, S:Fall From Height, S:Powered Ind Vehicle, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 09/30/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100903681

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	20			4		24
Current Violations	16			5		21
Initial Penalty	$46,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$46,800
Current Penalty	$27,200	$0	$0	$2,800	$0	$30,000
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	19100022 C	02/01/2008	02/06/2008	$800	$1,350	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002A	Other	19100023 C01	02/01/2008	02/06/2008	$0	$2,250	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100023 C03	02/06/2008	02/11/2008	$1,200	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100024 B	02/01/2008	02/06/2008	$800	$1,350	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01004	Other	19100024 H	02/01/2008	09/28/2008	$800	$1,350	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01005	Serious	19100106 E02 III	02/01/2008	02/06/2008	$800	$1,350	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01006A	Serious	19100110 B06 VI	02/01/2008	02/06/2008	$1,000	$1,800	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01006B	Serious	19100110 F07	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
9.	01007	Serious	19100110 E05 IVE2	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$800	$1,350	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
10.	01008	Serious	19100132 A	02/01/2008	02/06/2008	$2,000	$3,150	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
11.	01009A	Serious	19100134 A01	02/01/2008	03/20/2008	$1,000	$1,350	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
12.	01009B	Serious	19100134 D01 III	02/01/2008	03/20/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
13.	01009C	Serious	19100134 D03 IIIB2	02/01/2008	03/20/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
14.	01009D	Serious	19100134 F02	02/01/2008	03/20/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
15.	01009E	Serious	19100134 F05	02/01/2008	03/20/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
16.	01009F	Serious	19100134 K01 I	02/01/2008	02/13/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
17.	01009G	Serious	19100134 K01 VII	02/01/2008	02/13/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
18.	01010	Serious	19100134 K01 II	02/01/2008	02/13/2008	$6,300	$6,300	$0	02/20/2008	D - Govt Dismissed
19.	01011	Serious	19100146 C02	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$1,200	$2,250	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
20.	01012	Serious	19100146 C05 IIC	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$1,200	$2,250	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
21.	01013A	Serious	19100146 D05 I	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$6,300	$6,300	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
22.	01013B	Serious	19100146 G03	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
23.	01014	Serious	19100151 C	02/01/2008	02/06/2008	$1,200	$2,250	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
24.	01015	Serious	19100157 G01	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$0	$1,800	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
25.	01016A	Serious	19100178 N04	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$0	$2,250	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
26.	01016B	Serious	19100178 P01	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$1,200	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
27.	01017A	Serious	19100303 B01	02/01/2008	02/06/2008	$1,200	$2,250	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
28.	01017B	Serious	19100305 B01 II	02/01/2008	02/06/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
29.	01018	Serious	19100305 D02	02/01/2008	02/06/2008	$0	$2,250	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
30.	01019A	Serious	19101048 D01 I	02/01/2008	03/20/2008	$1,100	$1,800	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
31.	01019B	Serious	19101048 G02 I	02/01/2008	03/20/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
32.	01019C	Serious	19101048 G02 II	02/01/2008	03/20/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
33.	01019D	Serious	19101048 M05	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
34.	01019E	Serious	19101048 N01	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
35.	01020A	Serious	19101052 D01 I	02/01/2008	03/20/2008	$1,100	$1,800	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
36.	01020B	Serious	19101052 G02 I	02/01/2008	03/20/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
37.	01020C	Serious	19101052 G03 I	02/01/2008	03/20/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
38.	01020D	Serious	19101052 L03 I	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
39.	02001	Other	19100178 L06	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
40.	02002	Other	19101200 E01 I	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
41.	02003	Other	19101200 F05 I	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement
42.	02004	Other	19101200 F05 II	02/01/2008	02/28/2008	$0	$0	$0	02/20/2008	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200902070

Event: 08/04/2007

Employee Is Asphyxiated in Tank Confined Space Incident

On August 4, 2007, Employee #1, a tank cleaner, entered an oxygen deficient atmosphere inside a 6,340 gallon intermodal (ISO) container, which had previously contained ethyl acetate, and had been unloaded using nitrogen. Employee #1 wore an air-purifying respirator with multi-gas/vapor/P100 cartridges and died of asphyxia.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, CLEANING, NITROGEN, TANK, RESPIRATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310986997			Fatality	Asphyxia	Laborers, except construction

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