Inspection Detail
Inspection: 3330313 - Riverside Antiques
Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Norfolk (Regional Office) - Safety 0355112
Site Address:
Riverside Antiques
9601 Warwick Blvd.
Newport News, VA 23601
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:7641
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/06/1989
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/21/1989
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360297659 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||
Current Violations | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||
Initial Penalty | $1,700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,700 |
Current Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100132 A | 10/10/1989 | 10/16/1989 | $200 | $400 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100133 A01 | 10/10/1989 | 10/16/1989 | $200 | $400 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
3. | 01003A | Serious | 19100134 A02 | 10/10/1989 | 10/20/1989 | $350 | $350 | $0 | - | ||
4. | 01003B | Serious | 19101000 B02 | 10/10/1989 | 10/20/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
5. | 01003C | Serious | 19101000 E | 10/10/1989 | 11/16/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
6. | 01004 | Serious | 19100212 A05 | 10/10/1989 | 10/20/1989 | $100 | $200 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
7. | 01005A | Serious | 19101200 E01 | 10/10/1989 | 11/16/1989 | $150 | $350 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
8. | 01005B | Serious | 19101200 H | 10/10/1989 | 11/16/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
9. | 02001 | Other | 19100157 E03 | 10/10/1989 | 10/20/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
10. | 02002 | Other | ARM001103 A | 10/10/1989 | 10/16/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Between 4:00 and 5:35 p.m. on May 5, 1989, Employee #1 was using a wire brush to strip away paint from metal registers in a large vat containing a stripping solution. He was working alone in a room that was approximately 34 ft long by 14 1/2 ft wide by 8 ft high with no forced ventilation. The stripping solution was GB150 (trade name) and contained about 80 percent methylene chloride, which is known to break down and emit phosgene and hydrogen chloride. Employee #1 was not wearing respiratory protection. He was overcome by solvent vapors resulting in acute toxicity and cardiac dysrhythmia from halogenated hydrocarbons in the solvent. He died.
Keywords: PHOSGENE, ASPHYXIATED, VENTILATION, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, METHYLENE CHLORIDE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE, RESPIRATOR
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 3330313 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Furniture and wood finishers |