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Inspection Information - Office: Cincinnati | ||||
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| Nr: 18055830 | Report ID: 0522000 | Open Date: 09/05/1990 | ||
| The Shepherd Chemical Co. | ||||
| 4900 Beech Street Norwood, OH 45212 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2819/Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Referral | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 09/06/1990 | |
| Planning Guide: | Health-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 11/13/1990 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Referral | 901041392 | Yes | Yes | |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $900 |
| Current Penalty | $800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $800 |
| 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 | 5A0001 | 10/09/1990 | 11/12/1990 | $800 | $900 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 869610 | Event: 09/05/1990 | Employee Injured In Flash Fire | ||||
| TANK # 84-61 CONTAINED A WATER-HOSED MOTHER LIQUOR CONTAINING SALICYLIC ACID, RESORCYLIC ACID AND SOLICYLATES AND RESORCYLATES OF LEAD AND COPPER. THE WATER WAS BEING BOILED OFF FROM THIS MIXTURE SO THAT A SMALLER VOLUME OF RESIDUE COULD BE COLLECTED AND SHIPPED AWAY AS HAZARDOUS WASTE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE MIXTURE WAS BOILED DOWN TOO FAR, ALLOWING THE BARE HEATING COILS TO BECOME EXPOSED. THE COMBUSTIBLES IN THE CHEMICAL MIXTURE THUS BECAME DRIED OUT AND IGNITED. A BALL OF FLAME SUDDENLY ERUPTED FROM THE TANK, ENGULFING AND CRITICALLY INJURING EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS STANDING ONLY 20 FEET AWAY. THIS ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A COMPLETE LACK OF ENGINEERING CONTROLS (I.E. AUTOMATIC LIQUID LEVEL MONITORS) AND BY THE LACK OF AN ESTABLISHED AND RELIABLE SYSTEM FOR MANUALLY MONITORING THE LEVEL OF LIQUIDS WITHIN THE TANK. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, work rules, fire, hazardous waste, chemical | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 18055830 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||