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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 3010972 - The Lilly Company
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh
Site Address:
The Lilly Company
1717 English Road
High Point, NC 27261
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 2358, High Point, NC 27261
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2851
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/23/1987
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/21/1988
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360261531 |
| 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 | 19100106 F03 I | 02/22/1988 | 04/11/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 19100106 F03 IVE | 02/22/1988 | 02/29/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 19100120 L01 I | 02/22/1988 | 04/11/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
AT APPROXIMATELY 3 PM ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1987, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE LOADING A 1966 GREAT DANE TANKER TRAILER WITH 2,000 GALLONS OF LACQUER, 1,000 GALLONS OF SEALER AND 1,000 GALLONS OF STAIN RETARDER. THE EMPLOYEES WERE PUMPING ALL THREE MATERIALS INTO THE TANKER SIMULTANEOUSLY. THEY WERE BOTH EITHER ON TOP OF, OR BEHIND, THE TANKER WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS ALLEGEDLY TAKING A RETAIN SAMPLE FROM SOME OF THE MATERIAL THAT WAS BEING LOADED. FROM THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN BY WITNESSES IT IS PROBABLE THAT THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE (SEALER) OR REAR (GLAZE RETARDER) SECTIONS OF THE TRAILER. THE TANKER WAS BEING TOP LOADED IN ALL THREE SECTIONS. IN ORDER FOR EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 TO TAKE THE RETAINS, THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO MOVE THE FILL PIPES TO WHERE THE PIPES WOULD NOT HAVE RESTED AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE TANK. OTHERWISE, A FULL FREE FALL THE INTERNAL HEIGHT OF THE TRAILER WOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED. THE TRAILER WAS GROUNDED. THE SUPERVISOR SAW THEM GROUND IT, AND THERE IS OTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE TRAILER WAS GROUNDED. THERE WAS A SHUT-OFF ON THE HOSE PORTION OF THE FILL LINE, BUT IT WOULD NOT HAVE SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THE SYSTEM WAS SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF WHEN A SPRINKLER IS ACTIVATED, BUT SINCE THE LOADING WAS BEING DONE OUTSIDE THERE WAS NO SPRINKLER SYSTEM AT THE LOADING SITE.
Keywords: LOADING, TANK TRUCK, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3010972 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 3010972 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |