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Inspection Information - Office: South Carolina Priv | ||||
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| Nr: 3219383 | Report ID: 0454510 | Open Date: 07/17/1986 | ||
| Turner Murphy Co., Inc. | ||||
| Rabon Creek Raw Water Pumping Station Laurens, SC 29731 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1629/Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Mailing: P. O. Box 3485, Rock Hill, SC 29731 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 08/11/1986 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 02/19/1988 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360110829 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $700 |
| Current Penalty | $350 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $350 |
| 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 | 19260021 B06 I | 08/19/1986 | 08/28/1986 | $350 | $350 | $0 | 09/03/1986 | R - Review Commission | |
| Deleted | 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19260055 A | 08/19/1986 | 08/22/1986 | $350 | $350 | $0 | 09/03/1986 | R - Review Commission |
| Deleted | 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19260055 B | 08/19/1986 | 08/22/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 09/03/1986 | R - Review Commission |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 734673 | Event: 07/16/1986 | Inhaled Methylene Chloride Vapors | ||||
| A PAINTING COMPANY HAD PLACED PAINT REMOVER (STRIPPER-SOLVENT) ON THE FLOOR OF A BASEMENT TO REMOVE OLD PAINT. THE PAINT REMOVER CONTAINED A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF METHELENE CHLORIDE. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE UPSTAIRS IN THE BUILDING. EMPLOYEE #1 DIRECTED EMPLOYEE #2 TO GO TO THE BASEMENT AND TURN ON THE SUMP PUMP. BY THIS TIME THE BASEMENT HAD FILLED WITH METHELENE CHLORIDE FUMES. WHEN EMPLOYEE #2 GOT TO THE SUMP PUMP HE PASSED OUT. EMPLOYEE #1 WENT DOWN A LITTLE LATER TO CHECK ON EMPLOYEE #2. HE WAS ALSO OVERCOME BY THE FUMES. EMPLOYEE #2 SURVIVED; EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED. THE BASEMENT WAS 30 FEET LONG BY 24 FEET WIDE. AN AIR SAMPLE TAKEN IN THE BASEMENT REVEALED 1280 PPM OF METHYLENE CHLORIDE. | ||||||
| Keywords: unconsciousness, confined space, methylene chloride, inhalation, paint solvent, toxic fumes | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 3219383 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Carpenters | ||
| 2 | 3219383 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Supervisors; carpenters and related workers | ||