Kci Construction, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Aug 28, 2012 (fatal): 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. acute Methyl Ethyl Ketone toxicity.

Incident on Feb 16, 2001 (fatal): Employee falls from 40 feet

At approximately 11:10 a.m. on February 16, 2001, Employee #1 was positioned 6 f t above a work platform to install an elevator shaft located 40 ft above the gro und. Employee #1 was making adjustments on a keyway connecting the inside of the concrete forms when he fell to the ground and was killed. Employee #1 was weari ng a full body harness at the time of the accident, and was said to be tied off onto some rebar. There possibly was a failure at the anchorage point where Emplo yee #1 was positioned.