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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 303076608 - Oil Center Research, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office
Site Address:
Oil Center Research, Inc.
616 W. Pont Des Mouton Road,
Lafayette, LA 70509
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 91510, Lafayette, LA 70509
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2992
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 12/08/1999
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/29/1999
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100551035 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $11,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,500 |
| Current Penalty | $11,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,500 |
| 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 | 19100147 C04 II | 12/17/1999 | 12/22/1999 | $3,500 | $3,500 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100147 C07 I | 12/17/1999 | 12/22/1999 | $3,500 | $3,500 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100176 G | 12/17/1999 | 12/22/1999 | $3,500 | $3,500 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19101030 C01 I | 12/17/1999 | 12/22/1999 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was on a second-floor platform moving 55-gallon drums from in front of a mixer. A foreman driving a forklift approached the second-floor mixer loading gate carrying a pump in a 55-gallon drum. The load pushed Employee #1 and he slipped and fell onto some loose cardboard covering the opening to the mixer. He became caught by the mixer's rapidly spinning parts and was drawn into the mixing tank, where he became wound around the drive shaft for the mixer's paddles. Employee #1 was killed. Earlier in the day, a coworker had placed cardboard over the floor opening leading to the mixer, concealing the fact that the mixer's cover and grate had not been installed.
Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, COVER, UNSECURED, UNSECURED PANEL, WORK RULES, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, FALL, FLOOR OPENING
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 303076608 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Production helpers |