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Inspection Information - Office: Indiana | ||||
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| Nr: 2701092 | Report ID: 0551800 | Open Date: 08/27/1985 | ||
| Eli Lilly And Company | ||||
| 307 E Mc Carty St Indianapolis, IN 46285 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2834/Pharmaceutical Preparations | ||||
| Mailing: Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 09/25/1985 | |
| Planning Guide: | Health-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 10/31/1985 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360581508 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,620 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,620 |
| Current Penalty | $1,620 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,620 |
| 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 | 19100106 H04 IVA | 09/30/1985 | 08/27/1985 | $810 | $810 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100106 H07 IA | 09/30/1985 | 09/25/1985 | $810 | $810 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14464234 | Event: 08/13/1985 | Explosion And Fire During Ethanol Spill Cleanup | ||||
| EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FILLING A 55 GALLON STOCKPOT WITH #SD3A ALCOHOL FROM A FILL LINE. HE LEFT HIS WORK STATION WITHOUT STOPPING THE ALCOHOL FLOW. THE STOCKPOT OVERFILLED, SPILLING 20 GALLONS OF ALCOHOL ONTO THE FLOOR. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN THE SPILL, USING AN ELECTRIC, NONAPPROVED FLOOR SCRUBBER. AN EXPLOSION AND FLASH FIRE RESULTED, CAUSING THIRD DEGREE BURNS OVER 60% OF EMPLOYEE #1'S BODY. HE DIED 13 DAYS LATER. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, alcohol, flammable vapors, work rules, fire, explosion, spark, inattention | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 2701092 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Mixing and blending machine operators | ||