Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1363274 - Union Carbide Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1363274

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 04/16/1984

Site Address:
Union Carbide Corp
3301 Fifth Ave South
Texas City, TX 77590

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 471, Texas City, TX 77590

Union Status: Union

SIC:2869

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/04/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/15/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360574628

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
Current Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
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	5A0001	07/03/1984	07/06/1984	$480	$480	$0	07/19/1984	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14497663

Event: 04/13/1984

Employee killed when burned by hot water from reactor

Employee #1 and coworkers at a carbide plant were opening valves between a chilling unit and the vinyl acetate reactor's water cooling system after a chilling system was awned and installed by a contractor, Mobil Air, Inc. The chilling unit, which was also manufactured by Mobil Air, was rated at 100 PSIS. After installing the equipment, Mobil Air employees left the carbide plant. The plant employees opened valves to allow the reactor's 100 degree Celsius cooling water to circulate through the chiller. The pressure on the reactor was 138 PSIS. A cam and groove coupling manufactured by Seal Fast, Inc., and rated at 100 PSIS, failed and Employee #1 was burned by scalding water from the reactor. He was killed.

Keywords: BURN, SAFETY RELIEF VALVE, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HIGH PRESSURE, SEAL, PRESSURE RELEASE, HOT WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1363274			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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