Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123257420 - Uct Specialties, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123257420

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 06/21/1994

Site Address:
Uct Specialties, Llc
2731 Bartram Road
Bristol, PA 19007

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2869

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/28/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/02/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360918353

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	12			3		15
Current Violations	11			3		14
Initial Penalty	$38,600	$0	$0	$600	$0	$39,200
Current Penalty	$23,140	$0	$0	$360	$0	$23,500
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	09/30/1994	11/18/1994	$2,500	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	5A0001	09/30/1994	11/02/1994	$2,500	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100037 K02	09/30/1994	10/07/1994	$1,800	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100038 A05 III	09/30/1994	10/07/1994	$4,200	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100038 B01	09/30/1994	11/02/1994	$1,800	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006A	Serious	19100106 H03 IA	09/30/1994	11/02/1994	$1,800	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01006B	Serious	19100106 H03 IV	09/30/1994	11/02/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
8.	01007A	Serious	19100106 H04 IVB	09/30/1994	10/13/1994	$1,800	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01007B	Serious	19100106 C02 I	09/30/1994	10/07/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	01008A	Serious	19100106 H07 IA	09/30/1994	10/13/1994	$1,800	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01008B	Serious	19100106 H07 IB	09/30/1994	10/07/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
12.	01009A	Serious	19100120 Q01	09/30/1994	11/02/1994	$540	$900	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	01009B	Serious	19100120 Q02 III	09/30/1994	11/02/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
14.	01009C	Serious	19100120 Q02 VIII	09/30/1994	11/02/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
15.	01009D	Serious	19100120 Q06	09/30/1994	10/18/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
16.	01009E	Serious	19100120 Q08 I	09/30/1994	10/13/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
17.	01010	Serious	19100132 A	09/30/1994	11/02/1994	$720	$1,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
18.	01011A	Serious	19100156 B01	09/30/1994	11/02/1994	$0	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
19.	01011B	Serious	19100156 C01	09/30/1994	11/02/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
20.	01011C	Serious	19100156 E01 I	09/30/1994	11/02/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
21.	01012	Serious	19101200 H	09/30/1994	10/07/1994	$3,680	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
22.	02001	Other	19040002 A	09/30/1994	10/07/1994	$360	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
23.	02002	Other	19100038 A02	09/30/1994	10/13/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
24.	02003	Other	19100147 C06 I	09/30/1994	10/13/1994	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170340053

Event: 06/21/1994

Nine employees injured when chemical drum explodes

A chemical pre-mix containing styrene and trichlorosilane was downloaded from a still, where it had been mixing for several hours, and was transferred to two 55-gallon drums. One of the drums started expanding and employees were instructed to crack the drum to release the pressure. When they did so, they heard a whistling noise and the drum exploded shortly thereafter. Employees #1 through #9 sustained various injuries, and Employees #1, #2, and #6 were hospitalized.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE LIQUID, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL REACTION, HIGH PRESSURE, STYRENE, PRESSURE RELEASE, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123257420	Non Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Assemblers
2	123257420	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Assemblers
3	123257420	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Chemical technicians
4	123257420	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Assemblers
5	123257420	Non Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Assemblers
6	123257420	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Assemblers
7	123257420	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Assemblers
8	123257420	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Chemical technicians
9	123257420	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Assemblers

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