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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2317519 - El Dorado Chemical Co.
Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office
Site Address:
El Dorado Chemical Co.
500 E. Temple
Terrell, TX 75160
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 27382, St.Louis, MO 63141
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5261
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 05/18/1989
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/15/1990
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360331300 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $210 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $210 |
| 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 | Serious | 19100023 A03 | 06/21/1989 | 07/11/1989 | $210 | $210 | $0 | 07/14/1989 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 8:30 p.m. on March 25, 1989, Employee #1, age 17, and a coworker were emptying a covered railroad car, serial #FL 1375, that had three compartments. Two of the compartments were empty and the third was one-half to two-thirds full of ammonium nitrate. The fertilizer was gravity fed to a conveyor system at the bottom. Employee #1 and the coworker alternated using an 18 ft pole to poke into the vortex and break up clumps. They apparently decided that it would be easier to kick at the clumps and climbed into the cone of the hopper, but lost their grip and fell into the quicksand-like prilled fertilizer. The coworker attempted to assist Employee #1 but was unsuccessful; he got out and went to turn off the conveyor system and to get help. Paramedics on site attempted a medical rescue but considered Employee #1 to have suffocated in the prilled ammonium nitrate.
Keywords: HOPPER CAR, SUFFOCATED, AMMONIUM NITRATE, WORK RULES, RAILROAD CAR, INHALATION, FLOWING MATERIAL, FALL
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2317519 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |