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Inspection: 17968090 - Hercules Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Norfolk Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 17968090
Report ID: 0316300
Date Opened: 10/21/1991

Site Address:
Hercules Incorporated
Radford Army Ammunition Plant
Radford, VA 24141

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1, Radford, VA 24141

Union Status: Union

SIC:2892

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/30/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/07/1992

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360654651
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 4 1 5
Current Violations 4 1 5
Initial Penalty $8,500 $0 $0 $850 $0 $9,350
Current Penalty $5,951 $0 $0 $595 $0 $6,546
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 5A0001 12/03/1991 12/06/1991 $1,488 $2,125 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 5A0001 12/03/1991 01/06/1992 $1,190 $1,700 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01003 Serious 5A0001 12/03/1991 01/06/1992 $1,190 $1,700 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01004 Serious 19101200 F05 II 12/03/1991 02/06/1992 $2,083 $2,975 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 02001 Other 19040002 A 12/03/1991 01/06/1992 $595 $850 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14508790
Event: 10/18/1991
Two employees killed by ethyl ether poisoning

Employees #1 and #2 entered a dike around an ethyl ether storage tank apparently to clean up a spill of approximately 150 gallons of ethyl ether. Both employees died as a result of systemic ethyl ether poisoning. The dike had been classified as a confined space by the employer and Employees #1 and #2 had been trained in the company's confined space entry program. The space had not been tested as safe to enter.

Keywords: CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, STORAGE TANK, SCBA, SPILL, POISONING, TOXIC FUMES, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 17968090 Fatality Poisoning(Systemic) Occupation not reported
2 17968090 Fatality Poisoning(Systemic) Occupation not reported
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