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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1563366.015 - Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office
Site Address:
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc
1050 Chemstran Avenue
Decatur, AL 35601
Mailing Address:
1050 Chemstran Avenue, Decatur, AL 35601
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 325199/All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/10/2021
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/31/2022
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1829980 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $10,566 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,566 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,566 | $0 | $10,566 |
| 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 | 19100212 A01 | 04/27/2022 | $10,566 | $10,566 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 6:20 p.m. on November 2, 2021, an employee was working as the operator of a barge for a firm that manufactured organic chemicals. A logistics worker for the firm was lowering the unloading arm at the site's AN barge dock. The logistics worker had provided a rope to the barge operator. The rope was used to guide the unloading arm from the dock down to the barge. The rope had counterweights that were secured when the rope was not in use. The logistics worker pulled both pins that secured the counterweights. She then grabbed the back of the counterweight handle and pulled the counterweights toward her. As she was guiding a counterweight past the AN unloading valve handle, the counterweight moved back too far. It struck the AN unloading valve handle. The small finger on the barge operator's right hand was caught between the unloading valve and counterweight. The employee was transported to a hand surgeon, where it was decided to perform a partial finger amputation to the right fifth finger. The employee was not hospitalized.
Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Barge, Caught Between, Chemical, Counterweight, Crushed, Finger, Loading, Loading Dock, Off Loading, Struck By, Unloading
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1563366.015 | 45 | F | Non Hospitalized injury |