Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3017704 - Hoechst Celanese Corp., Salisbury Plant

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 3017704

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 05/21/1991

Site Address:
Hoechst Celanese Corp., Salisbury Plant
Highway 70 West
Salisbury, NC 28144

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 4, Salisbury, NC 28145

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2296

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/14/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/19/1991

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14340079

Event: 05/20/1991

Employee killed when struck by high pressure water

At approximately 12:20 p.m. on May 20, 1991, Employee #1 and two other employees were cleaning a melt piping reboiler with the flexible lance of a Hydrolaser. The cleaning operation was being conducted at 9,000 psi using a self feeding flex lance. It is assumed that Employee #1 was operating the flex lance and was withdrawing it when either it turned on him or he withdrew it too far. Employee #1 was struck in the lower abdomen by the force of the cleaning jet, and the cutting action severed an artery. He died shortly after arriving at the hospital. Based on the diameter of the reboiler and the information gathered from interviews, the employee, most likely, withdrew the lance too far.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CLEANING, ABDOMEN, CONSTRUCTION, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3017704					Occupation Not Listed

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