Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116180480 - Henderson Manufacturing Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 116180480

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 02/04/1994

Site Address:
Henderson Manufacturing Co.
12202 Brighton Road
Henderson, CO 80640

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 128, Henderson, CO 80640

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 03/15/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/19/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360455497

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	10			1		11
Current Violations	10			1		11
Initial Penalty	$32,700	$0	$0	$300	$0	$33,000
Current Penalty	$19,700	$0	$0	$300	$0	$20,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100134 A02	04/13/1994	04/27/1994	$5,000	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100147 C01	04/13/1994	04/20/1994	$200	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100147 C04 I	04/13/1994	04/20/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01002C	Serious	19100147 C05 I	04/13/1994	04/20/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01002D	Serious	19100147 C07 I	04/13/1994	04/20/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01003	Serious	19100219 C02 I	04/13/1994	04/20/1994	$200	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01004A	Serious	19100219 D01	04/13/1994	04/20/1994	$200	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01004B	Serious	19100219 E03 I	04/13/1994	04/20/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01005A	Serious	19100303 B02	04/13/1994	04/20/1994	$200	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01005B	Serious	19100303 G02 I	04/13/1994	04/20/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01005C	Serious	19100304 F06 I	04/13/1994	04/20/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01006A	Serious	19101000 B02	04/13/1994	04/14/1994	$5,000	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	01006B	Serious	19101000 E	04/13/1994	05/13/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	01007A	Serious	19101200 D01	04/13/1994	04/27/1994	$1,300	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01007B	Serious	19101200 D06	04/13/1994	04/27/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
16.	01007C	Serious	19101200 G01	04/13/1994	04/27/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
17.	01008A	Serious	19101200 E01	04/13/1994	04/27/1994	$1,300	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
18.	01008B	Serious	19101200 G08	04/13/1994	04/27/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
19.	01009A	Serious	19101200 F05 I	04/13/1994	04/20/1994	$1,300	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
20.	01009B	Serious	19101200 F05 II	04/13/1994	04/20/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
21.	01010	Serious	19101200 H	04/13/1994	04/27/1994	$5,000	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
22.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	04/13/1994	04/14/1994	$300	$300	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 881227

Event: 02/04/1994

Employee dies when asphyxiated by chemical vapors

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on February 3, 1994, Employee #1 was applying a mold release agent (perchloroethylene mixed with silicone caulking) to the interior of a mold used in the manufacture of 42-gallon plastic barrels. When Employee #1 leaned into the mold he was overcome by the fumes and died of asphyxia. His body was found by a fellow employee at approximately 12:10 a.m. the next day. Employee #1 was not wearing any respiratory protection and no engineering controls had been implemented.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, VENTILATION, WORK RULES, PERCHLOROETHYLENE, CHEMICAL VAPOR, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE, MOLD, RESPIRATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116180480			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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