Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125117.015 - Employee is killed after entering vessel containing vinyl ch

Accident Summary Nr: 125117.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 03/29/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1471368.015	03/30/2020		325211	Westlake Vinyls Company, Lp

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 a.m. on March 29, 2020, an employee was installing full face blind on flange on a reactor. Then, the probe stem fell inside of reactor, and employee tried to fish it out. Using a Jacobs ladder, the employee went inside reactor that was not cleared for entry because the reactor still contained vinyl chlorine. Half way down the ladder, the employee became dizzy and fell to the bottom of the reactor hitting his head on the agitator inside of the vessel. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Head, Installing, Reactor, Vessel--Container

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1471368.015	30	M	Fatality		Operating engineers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.