Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126228030 - Medite Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Medford

Inspection Nr: 126228030

Report ID: 1054116

Date Opened: 02/27/1995

Site Address:
Medite Corporation
2685 N Pacific Hwy
Medford, OR 97501

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2436

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/18/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/19/1997

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,500
Current Penalty	$1,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,750
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	19100147 C04 IIB	04/27/1995	05/14/1995	$1,500	$2,500	$0	05/09/1995	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 D05 II	04/27/1995	05/14/1995	$0	$2,500	$0	05/09/1995	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Serious	702004402 C	04/27/1995	05/02/1995	$250	$500	$0	05/09/1995	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 791202

Event: 02/27/1995

Employee burned by hot water from open refiner

Employee #1 and a coworker, of Medite Corp., Jackson, OR, were removing the top of a refiner unit that had become plugged during the graveyard shift. Employee #1 was removing the last nut when the lid was lifted off by a sudden and unexpected release of pressure. Extremely hot water spilled out of the open refiner onto Employee #1. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was admitted with first- and second-degree burns to his lower abdomen, groin, and upper legs. He was later transferred to the burn unit at Emanuel Hospital in Portland.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, ABDOMEN, WORK RULES, CLOGGED, PRESSURE RELEASE, HIGH TEMPERATURE, HOT WATER, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126228030			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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