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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2293298 - Ethyl Corp
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge
Site Address:
Ethyl Corp
Gulf States Utilities Rd
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Mailing Address:
P O Box 341, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Union Status: Union
SIC:2869
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/20/1985
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/30/1986
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360550289 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | 19100180 D04 | 05/23/1985 | 06/17/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 19100180 D06 | 05/23/1985 | 06/17/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 19100180 G01 | 05/23/1985 | 06/17/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
ON MAY 15, 1985 EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE INSTRUCTED TO GO TO THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT AT THE ETHYL CORPORATION IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. THEY HAD BEEN TOLD TO PICK UP AN EIGHT TON CHERRY PICKER. THEY WERE TO USE THE CHERRY PICKER TO MOVE A STORAGE RACK TO THE HYDROCARBON UNIT. THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE EIGHT TON CRANE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THEY THEN WENT TO THE GARAGE WHERE EMPLOYEE #1 PICKED UP A GROVE RT 58 14 TON CAPACITY TRUCK CRANE (SER # 38739). THE TRUCK CRANE HAD BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR BRAKE WORK THAT MORNING. IT WAS NOT TAGGED "DO NOT OPERATE". THE KEYS HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED. AFTER EMPLOYEE #1 HAD DRIVEN THE CRANE ABOUT 700 FEET, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. HE TRIED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT AND THE CRANE TIPPED OVER INTO A SHALLOW DITCH. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PINNED UNDER A WHEEL AND KILLED.
Keywords:brake, truck crane, crushed, crane, overturn
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2293298 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |