Inspection 347998841 OPENED JAN 24, 2025Closed
2001 S 21st St, Parsons, KS 67357 · Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 24, 2025 (fatal): Employee dies from unknown causes after found in paint booth
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.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $6,384 | $4,469 | Apr 4, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(i) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $8,511 | $5,958 | Apr 4, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.134(i)(8) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $14,895 | $10,426 | Apr 4, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.134(i)(1)(ii)(a) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(h)(4)(ii) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(iv) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 2025 | Final |