Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312724321 - Ifs Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 312724321

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 03/18/2009

Site Address:
Ifs Industries, Inc.
450 Fenton Lane, Suite 901
West Chicago, IL 60185

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2891

NAICS: 325520/Adhesive Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/29/2009

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/28/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200824324	Yes	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			1		6
Current Violations	5			1		6
Initial Penalty	$9,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,000
Current Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100101 B	06/30/2009	07/06/2009	$1,050	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100147 C01	06/30/2009	08/03/2009	$1,400	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100147 C04 I	06/30/2009	08/03/2009	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100178 L01 I	06/30/2009	07/06/2009	$1,400	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19100303 G01	06/30/2009	08/03/2009	$1,050	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005	Serious	19100305 B02 I	06/30/2009	07/06/2009	$1,400	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	02001	Other	19040030 A	06/30/2009	08/03/2009	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200824159

Event: 03/18/2009

Employee's Face, Arm and Shoulder Is Burned in Chemical Fire

At approximately 6:45 a.m. on March 18, 2009, Employee #1 was cleaning out a 100 gallon chemical reactor in preparation to mix a new batch of adhesive. He was standing on a 6 ft step ladder reaching into the open reactor vessel with his arm up to his shoulder. He was dumping a nonflammable chemical from a 1 gallon metal container into the reactor vessel, to rinse out the remaining cleaning chemical, also nonflammable. The vessel had a jacket of oil around it which was heated by an external heater. A thermocouple showed that the inside temperature was approximately 290 degrees, which did not exceed the flashpoints of either nonflammable chemicals involved. He was wearing a polyester-cotton blend uniform, and a cotton t-shirt. His hands were protected by three layered gloves, two thermal and one rubber. While performing a third rinse with the can, a flash fire occurred inside the vessel. He received second and third degree burns to his face, shoulder and arm. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, SHOULDER, VAPOR, FIRE, CHEMICAL BURN, ARM, CHEMICAL VAPOR, FACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312724321			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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