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Inspection: 110387883 - Betz Entec, Inc.
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Inspection Information - Office: Austin | ||||
| Nr: 110387883 | Report ID: 0625400 | Open Date: 06/19/1991 | ||
| Betz Entec, Inc. | ||||
| 1301 W. 38th St Austin, TX 78705 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 7389/Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Mailing: 1033 N.W. Freeway, Suite 528, Houston, TX 77092 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 07/16/1991 | |
| Close Case: | 01/22/1992 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360168918 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,050 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,050 |
| Current Penalty | $1,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,600 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100132 A | 08/13/1991 | 08/21/1991 | $400 | $900 | $0 | 09/11/1991 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| Deleted | 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19101200 E01 | 08/13/1991 | 08/30/1991 | $675 | $675 | $0 | 09/11/1991 | F - Formal Settlement |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19101200 G08 | 08/13/1991 | 09/09/1991 | $500 | $675 | $0 | 09/11/1991 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19101200 G09 | 08/13/1991 | 09/09/1991 | $400 | $900 | $0 | 09/11/1991 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 01005 | Serious | 19101200 H02 III | 08/13/1991 | 08/30/1991 | $300 | $900 | $0 | 09/11/1991 | F - Formal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 773887 | Event: 06/18/1991 | Three Employees Injured After Inhaling Chemical | ||||
| Employee #3 mixed a mineral oil/tall oil fatty acid compound with a sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione dihydrate compound in a 5-gal PVC container to treat a water tower. The two chemicals reacted and began to burn the container. Employees #1 and #2 noted that the bucket was smoking. Employee #2 grabbed the bucket and ran 200 ft out of the parking garage to the edge of the property. Employees #1 and #3 followed Employee #2 out of the parking garage. Employee #2 then re-entered the garage to turn off the chillers, and Employee #3 re-entered to move his truck and obtain emergency phone numbers from it. Employee #1 inhaled PVC decomposition products and felt ill. Employees #1 and #2 went to Seton Hospital for medical evaluation, but were not hospitalized. Subsequently, 14 employees from the building went to the hospital; none were admitted. | ||||||
| Keywords: asphyxiated, work rules, inhalation, toxic fumes, polyvinyl chloride, chemical reaction | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 110387883 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||