Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303076467 - Cii Carbon L.L.C.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303076467

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 09/27/1999

Site Address:
Cii Carbon L.L.C.
801 Prospect Ave.
Norco, LA 70079

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 220, Norco, LA 70079

Union Status: Union

SIC:2999

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/08/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/23/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100550987

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	10					10
Current Violations	5					5
Initial Penalty	$71,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$71,500
Current Penalty	$51,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$51,200
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100036 B02	02/29/2000	03/03/2000	$3,500	$3,500	$0	03/27/2000	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100036 B04	02/29/2000	03/06/2000	$2,500	$2,500	$0	03/27/2000	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Serious	19100036 B08	02/29/2000	03/06/2000	$2,500	$2,500	$0	03/27/2000	J - ALJ Decision
4.	01004	Serious	19100038 B05	02/29/2000	03/03/2000	$0	$2,500	$0	03/27/2000	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
5.	01005	Serious	19100132 D01	02/29/2000	03/10/2000	$0	$3,500	$0	03/27/2000	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
6.	01006	Serious	19100147 C04 II	02/29/2000	03/06/2000	$3,500	$3,500	$0	03/27/2000	J - ALJ Decision
7.	01007	Serious	19100178 L	02/29/2000	03/10/2000	$0	$1,750	$0	03/27/2000	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
8.	01008	Serious	19100178 M12 I	02/29/2000	03/06/2000	$0	$1,750	$0	03/27/2000	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
9.	01009	Serious	19101030 C01 I	02/29/2000	03/17/2000	$0	$1,000	$0	03/27/2000	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
10.	02001A	Serious	19100132 A	02/29/2000	03/03/2000	$39,200	$49,000	$0	03/27/2000	I - Informal Settlement
11.	02001B	Willful	19100134 A01	02/29/2000	03/03/2000	$0	$0	$0	03/27/2000	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200551042

Event: 09/24/1999

Employee incinerated by release of hot coke

Employee #1, who worked the swing shift at a calcination plant, was on the second-story grating to open an access door to free a suspected jam in the transition chute. This chute connects the rotary kiln to the drier, and was known to occasionally become plugged with refractory. Employee #1 had not reduced the speed of the rotary kiln and, when he successfully broke through the jam using a rake, approximately 3 tons of coke, heated to 2,500 degrees F, was dumped down the chute to the floor. Employee #1 was standing on the grating and was immediately ignited by the blast of heat. In desperation, he leaped over the handrail to the floor below, but he had already been incinerated by the intense heat and he died before emergency medical personnel arrived.

Keywords: BURN, COKE OVEN, WORK RULES, INHALATION, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, RESPIRATORY TRACT, MECH MAT HANDLING, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303076467			Fatality	Asphyxia	Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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