Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124006289 - Ventra Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 124006289

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 08/05/1994

Site Address:
Ventra Corporation
1804-22nd St
Columbus, IN 47202

Mailing Address:
Attn Curtis C. Hunt P. O. Box 3009, Columbus, IN 47202

Union Status: Union

SIC:3443

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/29/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/18/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	901806885	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$8,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,000
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	19100106 E06 I	10/12/1994	10/25/1994	$1,500	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19100107 I06	10/12/1994	10/25/1994	$0	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19101200 F05 I	10/12/1994	10/25/1994	$1,000	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19101200 H02 IV	10/12/1994	12/16/1994	$1,000	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170389837

Event: 08/05/1994

Employee burned when thinner vapors ignite

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 3, 1994, Employee #1, a spray painter, noticed that air cylinder parts had stopped coming along a conveyor system. As he had been taught to do, Employee #1 picked up a nearby one gallon can of toluene-based lacquer thinner and a brush and reached into the Ransburg spray painting booth to clean off the spraying disk head. This was a common practice done four to five times during a shift to keep residue from building up on the disk. Employee #1 felt an electrical jolt/shock and flame on his bare right hand. Frightened, he tossed the one-third full open can of lacquer thinner aside. The vapors ignited and the flames climbed a nearby wall and ventilation stack and started a fire on the plant roof. Employee #1 suffered first- and second-degree burns to his arms, hands, and left upper chest area.

Keywords: BURN, LACQUER THINNER, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, CLEANING, FIRE, SPRAY PAINTING, TOLUENE, SPRAY BOOTH, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124006289			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Painting and paint spraying machine operators

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