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Inspection Information - Office: Nc Raleigh | ||||
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| Nr: 18546812 | Report ID: 0453710 | Open Date: 01/13/1993 | ||
| Freightliner Truck Manufacturing Co. | ||||
| 1800 N. Main St. Mt. Holly, NC 28120 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 3711/Motor Vehicles and Passenger Car Bodies | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 03/09/1993 | |
| Close Case: | 10/20/1994 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360491278 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $10,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,500 |
| Current Penalty | $10,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,500 |
| 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 | 95012901 | 04/01/1993 | 08/02/1993 | $5,250 | $5,250 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100134 D01 | 04/01/1993 | 07/03/1993 | $5,250 | $5,250 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100134 D02 II | 04/01/1993 | 07/03/1993 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 170054175 | Event: 01/12/1993 | One Employee Killed And One Injured By Argon | ||||
| Employees #1 and #2 were using supplied air respirators while spray painting trucks. The pipes providing air to the respirators had inadvertently been hooked to a 100 percent argon gas line intended for welding. Employee #1 was killed. Employee #2 was affected by the inhalation. The spray booth had been newly installed over the Christmas holidays. | ||||||
| Keywords: oxygen deficiency, inhalation, spray painting, argon, inattention, respirator | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 18546812 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Painting and paint spraying machine operators | ||
| 2 | 18546812 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Painting and paint spraying machine operators | ||