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Inspection: 301032066 - Aztec Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 301032066
Report ID: 0419400
Date Opened: 06/30/1997

Site Address:
Aztec Industries, Inc.
125 Aztec Drive
Richland, MS 39218

Mailing Address:
125 Aztec Dr., Richland, MS 39218

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3479

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/01/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/29/1997

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 201360351 Yes
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 2 3
Current Violations 1 2 3
Initial Penalty $1,375 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,375
Current Penalty $1,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,000
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 19100023 C03 07/03/1997 07/30/1997 $1,000 $1,375 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 02001 Other 19100147 C06 I 07/03/1997 07/23/1997 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 02002 Other 19100147 C06 II 07/03/1997 07/23/1997 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201360336
Event: 06/26/1997
Employee injured in fall into open quench tank

On June 26, 1997, Employee #1, a laborer, was knocking off zinc that was dripping from galvanized metal which had just been removed from a kettle. He was working alone when he fell into the approximately 3 ft deep by 4 ft wide by 34 ft long quench tank, which contained a mixture of water and chromic acid. Employee #1 was taken to the University Medical Center and then transferred to a burn center in Greenville, MS. Following the accident, the temperature of the mixture was measured at 145 degrees F. Normally, another employee would have been helping from the other side of the tank.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, FALL, QUENCH TANK, TANK, UNGUARDED, CHEMICAL, HIGH TEMPERATURE, HOT WATER, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 301032066 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Occupation not reported
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