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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1129686.015 - Placid Refining Co. Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office
Site Address:
Placid Refining Co. Llc
1940 La 1. North
Port Allen, LA 70767
Mailing Address:
1940 La 1. North, Port Allen, LA 70767
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 324110/Petroleum Refineries
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 03/03/2016
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/26/2016
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1068705 | Yes | |
| Accident | 1069307 | ||
| Inspection | 1129690 | Yes | |
| Inspection | 1243645 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | $7,000 |
| 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 | Other | 19100119 F04 | 08/01/2016 | 08/25/2016 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 8:45 a.m. on March 2, 2016, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were removing bolts from a pump preparing it for removal. They donned airline respirators which were attached to a cylinder cascade system via a spider manifold and regulator to conduct the next task. The cylinder cascade system to which the masks were attached was argon and not grade D breathing air and both employees went down due to asphyxiation. Employee #1 died and Employee #2 was hospitalized with traumatic brain injury.
Keywords: Air Contamination, Air Line, Air Line Respirator, Argon, Asphyxiated, Brain, Inhalation, Respirator, Respiratory
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1129686.015 | 43 | M | Fatality | Welders and cutters | |
| 2 | 1129686.015 | 21 | M | Hospitalized injury | Millwrights |