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Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland | ||||
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| Nr: 1464356.015 | Report ID: 0522300 | Open Date: 02/20/2020 | ||
| Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. | ||||
| 8101 Union Ave Cleveland, OH 44105 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 484110/ General Freight Trucking, Local | ||||
| Mailing: 4366 Mt. Pleasant St. Nw, North Canton, OH 44720 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 08/11/2020 | |
| Emphasis: | L:Fall | Close Case: | 03/22/2021 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 1545657 | |||
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $53,976 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $53,976 |
| Current Penalty | $33,735 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $33,735 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19100132 D01 I | 08/17/2020 | 12/31/2020 | $6,747 | $13,494 | $0 | 09/08/2020 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100146 C08 IV | 08/17/2020 | 12/31/2020 | $13,494 | $13,494 | $0 | 09/08/2020 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| Deleted | 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100146 D01 | 08/17/2020 | 10/02/2020 | $0 | $13,494 | $0 | 09/08/2020 | F - Formal Settlement |
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19101200 E02 II | 08/17/2020 | 12/31/2020 | $13,494 | $13,494 | $0 | 09/08/2020 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 02001 | Other | 19100134 D01 III | 08/17/2020 | 12/31/2020 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 09/08/2020 | F - Formal Settlement | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 124207.015 | Event: 02/20/2020 | Two Employees Are Killed By Asphyxiation In Tank Confined Sp | ||||
| At 12:30 p.m. on February 20, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a structural steel fabricator and erector company, was entering a tank to clean it. The tank had a combination of Ecocure II and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) residues and had been purged with nitrogen. Employee #1 entered the permit required confined space that contained the residual chemicals and nitrogen to perform the cleaning operations. She was overcome by the oxygen deficient atmosphere. Employee #2, employed by a chemical distribution company, entered the tank to make a rescue attempt for Employee #1. He was also overcome from the oxygen deficient atmosphere. Both employees were killed by asphyxiation. | ||||||
| Keywords: oxygen deficiency, asphyxiated, cleaning, nitrogen, mek, confined space, purging | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1464356.015 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners | ||
| 2 | 1464356.015 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Truck drivers, heavy | ||