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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 1
Current Violations 1 1
Initial Penalty $12,934 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,934
Current Penalty $10,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,000
FTA Amount $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
  1. 01001A Serious 19101000 A01 03/02/2018 03/08/2018 $10,000 $12,934 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  2. 01001B Serious 19101000 E 03/02/2018 07/13/2018 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 100107.015 Event: 10/23/2017Employee Is Overcome By Methyl Bromide And Later Dies
At 4:32 p.m. on October 23, 2017, an employee had completed a methyl bromide fum igation for an offsite office and had transferred some methyl bromide from a lar ger cylinder to a smaller one for the job. The employee transferred the chemica ls while in the garage portion of the fumigation company's building and complete d the off-site fumigation. The employee returned to the company's building and c ontinued other work. The employee was later found incoherent by a coworker and police. The employee was transported to a local hospital where he later died. The coworker discovered that the larger methyl bromide cylinder had been leaking in the garage area.
Keywords: chemical, cylinder, fumigant, leak, toxic atmosphere
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 1272484.015 Fatality Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations

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