Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302606314 - Western Consolidated Tech Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302606314

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 06/14/2000

Site Address:
Western Consolidated Tech Inc.
1425 Lake Ave.
Woodstock, IL 60098

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3398

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 06/30/2000

Emphasis: L:Plating

Case Closed: 10/02/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200820983		Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	19100120 Q06 IIIF	07/17/2000	10/01/2000	$2,000	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100165 B01	07/17/2000	10/01/2000	$0	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200820785

Event: 06/13/2000

Employee burned in fall on spill of sulfuric acid

Employee #1 was walking toward his operating station to get his jacket when he encountered a forklift carrying a 230-gallon container of sulfuric acid to the waste treatment area, which was 15 ft away from the operator's station. The container was leaking acid from a damaged valve and Employee #1 slipped on the wet floor, suffering first- and second-degree burns over approximately 40 percent of his body. At this point, the company evacuated the building. Subsequent investigation revealed that the forks of the lift truck had knocked off the open/close valve as the container was being moved. The supervisor in the area told the coworker to bring the leaking container to the waste treatment area, which was approximately 250 ft away from where he was and about 15 ft away from two operators' stations. The supervisor and another coworker directed the forklift because the sulfuric acid made the floor too slippery and impossible for the forklift operator to steer. Apparently, no general warning or evacuation order was given until Employee #1 slipped on the spill.

Keywords: LEAK, WORK RULES, SLIP, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CHEMICAL BURN, FALL, MECH MAT HANDLING, SLIPPERY SURFACE, SPILL, SULFURIC ACID

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302606314			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Heat treating equipment operators

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