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Inspection: 116241555 - Rhone-Poulenc, Ag Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 116241555
Report ID: 0316400
Date Opened: 08/18/1993

Site Address:
Rhone-Poulenc, Ag Company, Inc.
State Route #25
Institute, WV 25112

Mailing Address:
501 Second Avenue, South Charleston, WV 25303

Union Status: Union

SIC:2879

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/16/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/27/1996

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 901526590 Yes Yes
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 23 1 27
Current Violations 3 13 16
Initial Penalty $21,000 $1,575,000 $0 $1,000 $0 $1,597,000
Current Penalty $24,000 $676,000 $0 $0 $0 $700,000
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. 01001 Serious 19100119 C02 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $8,000 $7,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 19100119 C03 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $8,000 $7,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
3. 01003 Serious 19100119 G01 I 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $8,000 $7,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
4. 02001 Willful 19100119 F01 IA 02/17/1994 02/23/1994 $35,000 $35,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
5. 02002 Willful 19100119 F01 IB 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $35,000 $35,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
6. 02003 Willful 19100119 F01 IC 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $40,300 $35,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
7. 02004 Willful 19100119 F01 ID 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $40,300 $35,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
8. 02005 Willful 19100119 F01 IE 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $40,300 $35,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
9. 02006 Willful 19100119 F01 IG 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $40,300 $35,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
10. 02007 Willful 19100119 F01 II 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $40,300 $35,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
11. 02008 Willful 19100119 F01 IIIA 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $40,300 $35,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
12. 02009 Willful 19100119 F01 IIIB 02/17/1994 02/23/1994 $35,000 $35,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
13. 02010 Willful 19100119 F01 IIIC 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $40,300 $35,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
14. 02011 Willful 19100119 F01 IIID 02/17/1994 02/23/1994 $35,000 $35,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
15. 02012 Willful 19100119 F01 IIIE 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $40,300 $35,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
16. 02013 Willful 19100119 F03 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $40,300 $35,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
17. 02014 Willful 19100119 F04 02/17/1994 02/23/1994 $490,000 $490,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
18. 02015A Willful 19100119 J02 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $78,325 $70,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
19. 02015B Willful 19100119 J04 IV 02/17/1994 03/22/1994 $0 $0 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
20. 02016 Willful 19100119 J04 I 02/17/1994 03/22/1994 $70,000 $70,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
21. 02017 Willful 19100119 J04 II 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $78,325 $70,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
22. 02018 Willful 19100119 J05 02/17/1994 12/01/1995 $78,325 $70,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
23. 02019 Willful 19100119 L01 02/17/1994 02/23/1994 $70,000 $70,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
24. 02020 Willful 19100119 L05 02/17/1994 12/20/1995 $78,325 $70,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
25. 02021 Willful 19100119 M01 02/17/1994 02/23/1994 $70,000 $70,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
26. 02022 Willful 19100119 M04 IV 02/17/1994 03/22/1994 $70,000 $70,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
27. 02023 Willful 19100120 Q02 VII 02/17/1994 03/22/1994 $70,000 $70,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
28. 03001 Other 19100119 M06 02/17/1994 03/22/1994 $1,000 $1,000 $0 03/04/1994 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14482459
Event: 08/18/1993
One employee killed, one injured in explosion and fire

Employees #1 and #2, millwrights, were preparing to change a ruptured disc on the CAO reactor when the entire CAO loop exploded. The materials being used at this portion of the unit were not flammable; however, the shrapnel from the reactor ruptured and/or severed a methyl iso-butyl ketone (MIBK) line and the unit was engulfed in flames. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was hospitalized.

Keywords: REACTOR, FIRE, RUPTURE, EXPLOSION, MILLWRIGHT, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 116241555 Fatality Burn(Chemical) Millwrights
2 116241555 Hospitalized injury Burn(Chemical) Millwrights
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