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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 103004883 - Mcwhorter Chemical Company
Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office
Site Address:
Mcwhorter Chemical Company
400 East Cottage Place
Carpentersville, IL 60110
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2821
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/16/1992
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/01/1992
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360121701 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,625 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,625 |
| Current Penalty | $1,625 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,625 |
| 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 | 19100333 C03 IA1 | 04/27/1992 | 04/30/1992 | $1,625 | $1,625 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
AN EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERRING MATERIAL FROM ONE TANK TRAILER TO ANOTHER. THE TWO TANK TRAILERS WERE PARKED BENEATH A THREE-PHASE, 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WHICH WAS LOCATED 21 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT THAT POINT. TO PERFORM THIS JOB, THE EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ONTO CATWALKS MOUNTED ONTO THE TRAILERS AT A HEIGHT OF 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. A BOX TRAILER, WHICH WAS ABOUT 13 FEET HIGH, HAD BEEN PARKED NEXT TO ONE OF THE TWO TANK TRAILERS. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, THE EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY CLIMBED ONTO THE BOX TRAILER (WHERE HIS BODY WAS FOUND). THE 6-FOOT, 2-INCH-TALL EMPLOYEE WAS THEN WITHIN 2 FEET OF THE OVERHEAD POWER LINE. EITHER THE POWER LINE BROKE AND FELL ONTO THE EMPLOYEE, OR THE EMPLOYEE REACHED UP AND CONTACTED THE LINE. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, TRAILER, UNTRAINED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 103004883 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported |