Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101134104 - Enterprise Companies Div. Valspar Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101134104

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 04/10/1987

Site Address:
Enterprise Companies Div. Valspar Corp.
2841 S. Ashland
Chicago, IL 60608

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2851

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/14/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/27/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360546162

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
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	Serious	5A0001	06/29/1987	08/05/1987	$1,000	$1,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14386718

Event: 04/08/1987

Employee killed in cleaning solvent fire

At approximately 3:25 p.m. on April 8, 1987, Employee #1 was washing out a 2,200-gallon paint mixing tank. He was using a high power spray apparatus filled with a cleaning solvent that contained xylene and methyl ethyl ketone. The vapors created by the power spray ignited, and Employee #1 sustained burns over 48 percent of his body. He died at 6:09 a.m. on April 9, 1987. The ignition source is suspected to have been static electricity build-up from the spray apparatus. The tank had not been bonded.

Keywords: BURN, STATIC ELECTRICITY, MEK, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, XYLENE, CLEANING, FIRE, HIGH PRESSURE, CLEANING FLUID

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101134104			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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