Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100573369 - Thomas Plating Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Englewood Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100573369

Report ID: 0830600

Date Opened: 08/01/1991

Site Address:
Thomas Plating Co., Inc.
4695 S. Windermere St.
Englewood, CO 80110

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3471

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/01/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/29/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	72801335	Yes
Referral	901209775	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			2		6
Current Violations	4			2		6
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$300	$0	$4,800
Current Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,250
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.	01001	Serious	19100094 D09 VII	10/24/1991	10/30/1991	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100151 C	10/24/1991	10/30/1991	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100303 B02	10/24/1991	02/25/1992	$375	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100305 B01	10/24/1991	11/06/1991	$375	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	02001	Other	19040002 A	10/24/1991	11/25/1991	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	02002	Other	19100094 D09 VIII	10/24/1991	11/25/1991	$0	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 522045

Event: 08/01/1991

Employee falls into caustic soda tank, leg burned

Employee #1 was fixing a chain on an overhead gantry crane that is used to transport parts from one process tank to another. He hit his head on the hoist motor A assembly and fell into an alkaline cleaner tank containing 46 percent caustic soda and 10 percent sodium silicate. Employee #1's legs were severely burned.

Keywords: BURN, REPAIR, CAUSTIC, STRUCK AGAINST, CHEMICAL BURN, FALL, TANK, UNGUARDED, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100573369			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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