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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 14872626 - Bata Shoe Company Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Bata Shoe Company Inc
Centre 59 Wynforda
Belcamp, MD 21017
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3149
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Complaint
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 09/18/1984
Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/07/1985
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360588198 | ||
| Accident | 360622914 | ||
| Complaint | 70006267 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $510 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $510 |
| Current Penalty | $250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100094 C03 IB | 12/12/1984 | 12/15/1984 | $250 | $510 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100094 C03 IIIA | 12/12/1984 | 12/15/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19100107 B05 I | 12/12/1984 | 12/20/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01001D | Serious | 19100107 F03 | 12/12/1984 | 12/15/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
CANISTERS OF RESINS AND ISOCYANATE (MDI) WERE BEING HEATED IN AN OVEN IN A STORAGE AREA. THE HEATED MATERIALS WERE TO BE INSERTED INTO A POLY-URETHANE INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE LOCATED IN A SHOE FACTORY. THE CANISTERS CONTAINED 25 LBS OF MATERIAL EACH AND WERE BEING WARMED IN A COMMERICAL WARMING OVEN. A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE OVEN AND THE CONTAINERS BURST. ISOCYANATE VAPORS (MDI) WERE EMMITTED AND CAUSED MINOR THROAT AND EYE IRRITATION TO EMPLOYEES WHO CAME INTO THE AREA FROM THEIR WORK AREA. EMPLOYEES NOTED AN ODOR AND CAME TO INVESTIGATE. MOST LEFT THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE FIRE WAS SEEN AS THEY HAD BEEN ADVISED TO DO IN EVENT OF A FIRE. MANAGEMENT FELT THAT THE OVENS THERMOSTAT HAD FAILED TO CUT OFF AND OVERHEATED THE CANISTERS, CAUSING THEM TO BURST AND CATCH FIRE.
Keywords: EYE, THROAT, VAPOR, MDI, OVEN, FIRE, ISOCYANATE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Shoe machine operators | ||
| 2 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Shoe machine operators | ||
| 3 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Shoe machine operators | ||
| 4 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Shoe machine operators | ||
| 5 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Shoe machine operators | ||
| 6 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Shoe machine operators | ||
| 7 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Shoe machine operators | ||
| 8 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Shoe machine operators | ||
| 9 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Shoe machine operators | ||
| 10 | 14872626 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Shoe machine operators | ||
| 11 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Cementing and gluing machine operators | ||
| 12 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Cementing and gluing machine operators | ||
| 13 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Cementing and gluing machine operators | ||
| 14 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Cementing and gluing machine operators | ||
| 15 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Cementing and gluing machine operators | ||
| 16 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Cementing and gluing machine operators | ||
| 17 | 14872626 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Cementing and gluing machine operators | ||
| 18 | 14872626 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Cementing and gluing machine operators | ||
| 19 | 14872626 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Cementing and gluing machine operators | ||
| 20 | 14872626 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Cementing and gluing machine operators |