Inspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Calumet City | ||||
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Nr: 1272484.015 | Report ID: 0521700 | Open Date: 10/24/2017 | ||
Industrial Fumigant Company, Llc. | ||||
6663 W. 99th Street Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
SIC: | ||||
NAICS: 561710/Exterminating and Pest Control Services | ||||
Mailing: 13420 West 99th Street, Lenexa, KS 66215 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 10/24/2017 | |
Close Case: | 04/25/2018 | |||
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 1276811 | Yes |
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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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 | $0 |
Violation Items | |||||||||||
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# | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | 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: 10/23/2017 | Employee Is Overcome By Methyl Bromide And Later Dies | ||||
At 4:32 p.m. on October 23, 2017, an employee had completed a methyl bromide fumigation for an offsite office and had transferred some methyl bromide from a larger cylinder to a smaller one for the job. The employee transferred the chemicals while in the garage portion of the fumigation company's building and completed the off-site fumigation. The employee returned to the company's building and continued 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: toxic atmosphere, cylinder, fumigant, leak, chemical | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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1 | 1272484.015 | Fatality | Poisoning(Systemic) | Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations |