TranslateInspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: St. Louis | ||||
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| Nr: 629298.015 | Report ID: 0729300 | Open Date: 09/11/2012 | ||
| Kci Construction Company | ||||
| 3400 N. Hwy 94 Saint Charles, MO 63301 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 238110/Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors | ||||
| Mailing: 10315 Lake Bluff Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63123 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Referral | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 02/15/2013 | |
| Close Case: | 04/18/2013 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Referral | 556851 | Yes | ||
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $5,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,600 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,600 | $0 | $5,600 |
| 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. | 01001A | Other | 19260020 B02 | 02/20/2013 | 04/08/2013 | $5,600 | $5,600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Other | 19260021 B02 | 02/20/2013 | 04/08/2013 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 26935.015 | Event: 08/28/2012 | Employee Dies From Acute Solvent Toxicity During Work Assign | ||||
| At 11:45 a.m. on August 28, 2012, an employee was finishing a painting assignment to coat pipes in six confined spaces at a lift station site. The employee was cleaning the pipes using a Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) solvent prior to applying a two-part epoxy paint that contained Xylene, Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK), and Ethyl Benzene. The employee's supervisor saw him entering the site and later found the employee unresponsive at the bottom of the manhole where he was working. The supervisor called 911 and emergency responders pronounced the employee dead at the scene. Toxicology tests were performed on the employee which revealed high concentrations of the MEK solvent throughout his body. The Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death as acute Methyl Ethyl Ketone toxicity. | ||||||
| Keywords: paint, paint solvent, xylene, confined space, chemical | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 629298.015 | Fatality | Poisoning(Systemic) | Painters, construction and maintenance | ||
| 2 | 629298.015 | Fatality | Poisoning(Systemic) | Painters, construction and maintenance | ||
| 3 | 629298.015 | Fatality | Poisoning(Systemic) | Painters, construction and maintenance | ||
| 4 | 629298.015 | Fatality | Poisoning(Systemic) | Painters, construction and maintenance | ||