Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3004330 - Erwin Mills, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 3004330

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 08/30/1988

Site Address:
Erwin Mills, Inc.
20 North 13th Street
Erwin, NC 28339

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2299

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 08/30/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/03/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360260095

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19100101 B	02/28/1989	04/03/1989	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	19100134 F05 I	02/28/1989	03/03/1989	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14252530

Event: 08/29/1988

Employees suffer exposure to chlorine gas

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on August 29, 1988, the water treatment plant operator (WTPO) smelled a chlorine leak. He shut off the two chlorine cylinders in use and called Employee #1, his supervisor. After meeting with the WTPO in the water treatment plant lab/office at approximately 2:15 p.m., Employee #1 walked into the pump room. As he turned the corner heading toward the chlorine room, he was confronted by a green chlorine cloud that was coming in through the back door from the chlorine cylinder storage area. Employee #1 and the WTPO quickly turned around and exited the building through the lab. Employee #1 experienced eye and lung irritation and was admitted to Good Hope Hospital for overnight observation and treatment. The WTPO was not injured. Employee #2 was a volunteer fireman who responded to the emergency response request. He entered the water treatment plant without a fully-operational SCBA. He was brought to the same hospital suffering eye and lung irritation, but was not admitted.

Keywords: EYE, FIREFIGHTER, LUNG, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, CHLORINE, SCBA, CHLORINE ROOM, OVEREXPOSURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3004330			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Miscellaneous plant and system operators
2	3004330			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Firefighting occupations

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