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Inspection Information - Office: South Carolina Priv | ||||
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| Nr: 301750410 | Report ID: 0454510 | Open Date: 07/01/1997 | ||
| The Bibb Company, Inc. | ||||
| 2721 White Horse Road Greenville, SC 29611 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2211/Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Cotton | ||||
| Mailing: Po Box 6132, Greenville, SC 29611 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 08/01/1997 | |
| Planning Guide: | Health-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 10/20/1997 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 362627705 | |||
| Complaint | 202268959 | Yes | ||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,250 |
| Current Penalty | $500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $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 | 19101000 A02 | 09/10/1997 | 09/15/1997 | $500 | $1,250 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 170572820 | Event: 06/27/1997 | Nine Employees Suffer From Carbon Monoxide Exposure | ||||
| On June 27, 1997, the B shift was working from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the cloth room when at about 2:30 p.m., several cloth graders began experiencing headaches. The employer's management began an investigation of the cause of the complaints, calling in the local fire department, who monitored for carbon monoxide. A large inventory of cloth was in the room and two propane-powered fork trucks were operating almost continuously. Employees #1 through #9 were sent to the hospital, where blood samples registered carboxyhemoglobin levels of 3.4, 6.6, 11.7, 6.5, 16.2, 11.1, 7.6, 10.4 and 7.5, respectively, indicating an overexposure to carbon monoxide. At 5:30 p.m., levels of carbon monoxide were recorded at 10 and 13 ppm. A leading dock door was raised and fans brought in to increase ventilation. | ||||||
| Keywords: ventilation, work rules, inhalation, industrial truck, air contamination, exhaust fumes, carboxyhemoglobin, poisoning, overexposure, carbon monoxide | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural | ||
| 2 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural | ||
| 3 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural | ||
| 4 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural | ||
| 5 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural | ||
| 6 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural | ||
| 7 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural | ||
| 8 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Supervisors, production occupations | ||
| 9 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural | ||