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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2781052 - W.R. Grace & Co.
Inspection Information - Office: Ky Labor Cabinet Division Of Osh Compliance
Site Address:
W.R. Grace & Co.
Route 1 Hwy 60 East
Owensboro, KY 42301
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:3069
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 01/25/1988
Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/19/1990
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360744130 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| 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. | 01001A | Serious | 19101200 H | 02/23/1988 | 04/08/1988 | $560 | $560 | $0 | 03/15/1988 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19101200 E01 I | 02/23/1988 | 04/08/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/15/1988 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19101200 G01 | 02/23/1988 | 04/08/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/15/1988 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #2 WAS ASSIGNED THE JOB OF UNPLUGGING A CLOGGED 3 INCH LATEX LINE. HE APPLIED APPROXIMATELY 125 POUNDS OF STEAM PRESSURE UPSTREAM FROM THE BULK STORAGE MANIFOLD, USING A 15 INCH LENGTH OF 3 INCH DIAMETER FLEXIBLE HOSE. THE OTHER END OF THE HOSE WAS SECURED TO SOME FLOOR GRATING, USING A MANILA ROPE. WHEN THE PLUGGED LINE BROKE LOOSE, THE ROPE USED TO SECURE THE HOSE TO THE FLOOR BROKE, ALLOWING THE HOSE TO WHIP AROUND. THE HOSE FIRST STRUCK EMPLOYEE #2 ON THE LOWER ARM AND BOTH LEGS. HE RECEIVED SEVERE CONTUSIONS AND CUTS TO ONE HAND AND BOTH LEGS. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS STANDING ABOUT 12 FEET FROM THE MANIFOLD, STACKING FIBER DRUMS, WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE. HE RECEIVED A COMPOUND FRACTURE OF BOTH BONES IN THE LOWER LEG AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS BACK FROM THE BUTTOCKS TO THE SHOULDERS (FROM THE HOT STEAM).
Keywords: BURN, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, HOSE, STEAM, BACK, STRUCK BY, ARM, CONTUSION, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2781052 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Packaging and filling machine operators | ||
| 2 | 2781052 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Machinery maintenance occupations |