Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124672932 - Sandoz Chemical Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 124672932

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 06/12/1995

Site Address:
Sandoz Chemical Co., Inc.
Highway 102
Martin, SC 29836

Mailing Address:
4000 Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28269

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2865

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 07/24/1995

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/06/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360282644

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,925	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,925
Current Penalty	$1,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,300
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	19100119 J04 I	08/30/1995	10/02/1995	$1,300	$1,300	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100151 B	08/30/1995	10/02/1995	$1,625	$1,625	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170571590

Event: 06/07/1995

Employee exposed to chemical vapor from spill

At approximately 6:30 a.m. on June 7, 1995, Employee #1 was coming down the stairs from a control room when he noticed a liquid dripping out of a sample port for the reaction. Employee #1 turned off the valve and turned on a water hose that was lying next to the spill. The spill was approximately 18 in. in diameter, and a monitor in the area showed an exposure reading between 200 and 287 ppm at the time of the spill. Employee #1 was exposed for approximately 45 seconds. The following citation was issued for process safety management: T8CCR 1910.119(j)(4)(i).

Keywords: LUNG, VAPOR, INHALATION, VALVE, SPILL, CHEMICAL VAPOR, PROCESS SAFETY, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124672932			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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