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Inspection: 108414665 - Fox Industries Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

 

Inspection Nr: 108414665
Report ID: 0352450
Date Opened: 11/23/1993

Site Address:
Fox Industries Inc
3100 Falls Cliff Road
Baltimore, MD 21211

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2891

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 03/24/1994

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/04/1996

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360755516
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 9 9
Current Violations 9 9
Initial Penalty $32,100 $0 $0 $0 $0 $32,100
Current Penalty $6,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,000
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 19100134 B02 05/20/1994 05/25/1994 $1,000 $4,100 $0 05/26/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 19100134 F02 I 05/20/1994 05/25/1994 $500 $2,100 $0 05/26/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
3. 02001 Serious 19100146 C01 05/20/1994 05/25/1994 $1,000 $4,400 $0 05/26/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
4. 02002 Serious 19100146 C02 05/20/1994 05/25/1994 $1,000 $4,400 $0 05/26/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
5. 02003 Serious 19100146 C04 05/20/1994 05/25/1994 $500 $4,400 $0 05/26/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
6. 02004 Serious 19100147 C04 I 05/20/1994 05/25/1994 $500 $2,100 $0 05/26/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
7. 02005 Serious 19100147 C06 I 05/20/1994 05/25/1994 $500 $2,100 $0 05/26/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
8. 02006 Serious 19100146 E01 05/20/1994 05/25/1994 $500 $4,100 $0 05/26/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
9. 02007 Serious 19100146 G01 05/20/1994 05/25/1994 $500 $4,400 $0 05/26/1994 F - Formal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 888115
Event: 11/23/1993
Employee dies from exposure to methylene chloride vapors

Employee #1 was cleaning a 250-gallon reactor vessel by pumping the solvent out of the tank, which was a confined space. He then looked in to see how clean the tank was. He had been told by the plant manager to have the next user of the tank check to see if it was clean enough to use in mixing his product. Employee #1 never did so, and was later found slumped down in the tank. He never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead. The coroner's report showed extremely high levels of methylene chloride, the cleaning solvent used, in Employee #1's body.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, VAPOR, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, METHYLENE CHLORIDE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, OVEREXPOSURE, TANK, RESPIRATOR

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 108414665 Fatality Asphyxia Production helpers
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