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Inspection: 100344050 - Degussa Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 100344050
Report ID: 0418600
Date Opened: 06/15/1987

Site Address:
Degussa Corporation
Theodore Industrial Park
Theodore, AL 36582

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 606, Theodore, AL 36582

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2869

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/15/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/22/1988

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360374300
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 1
Current Violations 1 1
Initial Penalty $1,620 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,620
Current Penalty $810 $0 $0 $0 $0 $810
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 Contest Latest Event Note
1. 01001A Serious 5A0001 10/27/1987 10/30/1987 $810 $810 $0 -  
2. 01001B Serious 19100134 A03 10/27/1987 10/30/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01001C Serious 19100134 B08 10/27/1987 10/30/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 01001D Serious 19100134 E03 10/27/1987 10/30/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
5. 01001E Serious 19100134 E03 I 10/27/1987 10/30/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
6. 01001F Serious 19101200 H01 10/27/1987 10/30/1987 $0 $810 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14353031
Event: 06/15/1987
Two employees die of asphyxia in railroad tank car

Employee #1, a warehouse operator, dropped his safety glasses into the compartment of a railroad tank car that was being filled with aerosol. The aerosol was blown through a line by low pressure nitrogen gas. After Employee #1 notified coworkers and his supervisor, the material flow was turned off but not the gas. Wearing a gas mask, Employee #1 entered the railcar through a manhole. He was overcome and fell to the bottom of the tank. Employee #2, his supervisor, entered the railcar in a rescue attempt but was also overcome. Two other employees wearing gas masks attempted an unsuccessful rescue. Coworkers who donned SCBA removed the two bodies. Neither Employee #1 nor Employee #2 could be revived. Two hours later the tank air was tested and found to be at 14 percent oxygen.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, RAILROAD TANK CAR, WORK RULES, NITROGEN, SCBA

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 100344050 Fatality Asphyxia Occupation not reported
2 100344050 Fatality Asphyxia Occupation not reported
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