Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1471368.015 - Westlake Vinyls Company, Lp

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1471368.015

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 03/30/2020

Site Address:
Westlake Vinyls Company, Lp
36045 Highway 30
Geismar, LA 70734

Mailing Address:
Pob 228, Geismar, LA 70734

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325211/Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/30/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/08/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1560942

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$26,988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$26,988
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$13,494	$0	$13,494
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	Other	19100146 C02	09/18/2020		$13,494	$13,494	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19101017 F02	09/18/2020	09/28/2020	$0	$13,494	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 125117.015

Event: 03/29/2020

Employee is killed after entering vessel containing vinyl ch

At approximately 4:00 a.m. on March 29, 2020, an employee was installing full face blind on flange on a reactor. Then, the probe stem fell inside of reactor, and employee tried to fish it out. Using a Jacobs ladder, the employee went inside reactor that was not cleared for entry because the reactor still contained vinyl chlorine. Half way down the ladder, the employee became dizzy and fell to the bottom of the reactor hitting his head on the agitator inside of the vessel. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Head, Installing, Reactor, Vessel--Container

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1471368.015	30	M	Fatality		Operating engineers

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