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Inspection: 840496 - General Motors Nao-Scg Oklahoma City
Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office
Site Address:
General Motors Nao-Scg Oklahoma City
7447 S.E. 74th
Oklahoma City, OK 73135
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 26527, Oklahoma City, OK 73126
Union Status: Union
SIC:3711
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Planned
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 11/04/1988
Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/29/1990
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 900854480 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,900 |
| Current Penalty | $750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750 |
| 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 | 19100106 E09 III | 03/25/1988 | 03/31/1988 | $250 | $500 | $0 | 04/15/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100264 D01 V | 03/25/1988 | 03/31/1988 | $600 | $600 | $0 | 04/15/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01003A | Serious | 19100106 E06 I | 03/25/1988 | 03/31/1988 | $500 | $800 | $0 | 04/15/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 01003B | Serious | 19100106 E07 IB | 03/25/1988 | 04/13/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 04/15/1988 | - | |
| 5. | 01003C | Serious | 19100303 B01 | 03/25/1988 | 03/31/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 04/15/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
ON OCTOBER 27, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WASHING AND DRYING CHEMICAL SOAKED WIPE-DOWN RAGS. SHE WAS SORTING THE RAGS, CONTAMINATED WITH CHEMICALS SUCH AS ACETONE, NAPTHA, GROW SOLVENT 26D, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL AND ISOPHROPHYL ANDYDROUS ALCOHOL, INTO PILES. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 PUT A LOAD OF RAGS INTO THE WASHER, THE FLAMMABLE VAPORS FROM THE RAGS EXPLODED, BURNING EMPLOYEES #1 THROUGH #4. THE EQUIPMENT BEING USED WAS NOT EXPLOSION PROOF OR INTRINSICALLY SAFE.
Keywords: BURN, ALCOHOL, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, ACETONE, NAPHTHA, EXPLOSION, WASHING MACHINE, CHEMICAL
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 840496 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Assemblers | ||
| 2 | 840496 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Assemblers | ||
| 3 | 840496 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Assemblers | ||
| 4 | 840496 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip. |