Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300646130 - Pure Environmental Systems International Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300646130

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 10/14/1997

Site Address:
Pure Environmental Systems International Inc.
500 West Washington Street
Thomasville, GA 31792

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2015

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/17/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: N:Poultry

Case Closed: 03/19/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100900414
Referral	200900827	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,625
Current Penalty	$1,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,200
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	19100145 F03	02/10/1998	02/12/1998	$1,200	$1,625	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200900272

Event: 10/15/1997

One employee killed, one burned by pressure cooker

At approximately 5:45 a.m. on October 15, 1997, Employee #1 was told to empty the #7 rendering plant pressure cooker, which was ready to dump. Instead, he inadvertently went to the adjacent pressure cooker and opened it. The #8 cooker was not done cooking, and Employees #1 and #2 sustained burns from the hot rendering "meal" and steam. Employee #1 was hospitalized; he died on October 21, 1997, while undergoing surgery. Employee #2, who was working in the area at the time of the accident, was treated for burns to his arm and released.

Keywords: BURN, PRESSURE VESSEL, WORK RULES, STEAM, HIGH PRESSURE, ARM, HOT WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300646130			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	300646130			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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