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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1799884.015 - Power Flame, Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office
Site Address:
Power Flame, Inc
2001 S 21st St
Parsons, KS 67357
Mailing Address:
2001 S 21st St, Parsons, KS 67357
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 333994/Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 01/27/2025
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/08/2025
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 2255608 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $29,790 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29,790 |
| Current Penalty | $20,853 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,853 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100134 D01 III | 04/04/2025 | 04/30/2025 | $4,469 | $6,384 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100134 I05 I | 04/04/2025 | $5,958 | $8,511 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
| 3. | 01003A | Serious | 19100134 I08 | 04/04/2025 | $10,427 | $14,895 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
| 4. | 01003B | Serious | 19100134 I01 II A | 04/04/2025 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
| 5. | 02001 | Other | 19100134 H04 II | 04/04/2025 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
| 6. | 02002 | Other | 19100134 I05 IV | 04/04/2025 | 04/30/2025 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 8:00 a.m. on January 24, 2025, Employee #1 was working as an assembler for an industrial furnace and oven manufacturer was working inside a powder coating booth. The facility powder coats metal parts with a variety of products, that includes Sky White powder coating. Employees wear either a supplied air respirator or a tight-fitting air purifying respirator. Employee #1 was wearing a Tyvek suit with an air supplied respirator equipped with a hood at the time. He had been working for less than an hour in the booth when he was found unresponsive laying on the floor. Employee #1 died from unknown causes. Several possible sources of contamination into the breathing air system are under investigation, including the compressor being located in a parking lot, the potential for nitrogen to be introduced into the breathing air system and breathing air that did not meet Grade D requirements.
Keywords: Air Contamination, Air Hose, Air Line, Air Line Respirator, Air Monitoring, Asphyxiated, Assembling, Breathing, Carbon Monoxide, Coating Operation, Compressor, Lack of oxygen, Lung, Metal, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Oxygen Deficiency, Powder, Respirator, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Spray Booth, Supplied Air Respirator, Unknown, Unresponsive, Ventilation
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1799884.015 | 24 | M | Fatality | Assemblers |