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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 111454302 - Puget Sound Freight Lines
Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Everett Service Location, Everett, Wa
Site Address:
Puget Sound Freight Lines
101 E Marine View Drive
Everett, WA 98201
Mailing Address:
615 13th Street, Everett, WA 98201
Union Status: Union
SIC:4449
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/09/1992
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/23/1993
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361032923 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | Other | 0240006503 | 01/23/1992 | 04/24/1992 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 02/24/1992 | Y - State Decision | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 0620540901 A | 01/23/1992 | 02/09/1992 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 02/24/1992 | Y - State Decision |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was driving a chip truck into the east gate of the Weyerhaeuser Kraft Mill. He saw flashing lights, but the guard waved him through. As he drove on, Employee #1 smelled something acrid and thought there was an electrical fire under his dashboard. He rolled down his window as he unknowingly drove through the main chlorine escape cloud from a 4 percent caustic tank at the bleach plant. When he got to the chip dump, the dump tender told him to turn around and drive out. Employee #1 turned the truck around and drove back through the chlorine cloud to the east gate. Acute overexposure to the chlorine gas made Employee #1 very ill. He was taken to Providence Hospital in a guard's pickup truck and admitted. There was no escape respirator in the chip truck. Employees #2 and #5 were also hospitalized.
Keywords: TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, CHLORINE, TOXIC FUMES, CHEMICAL, WORK RULES, OVEREXPOSURE, RESPIRATOR, GAS, COMMUNICATION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111454302 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Truck drivers, heavy | ||
| 2 | 111454302 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Truck drivers, heavy |