Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CHEMICAL

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck by hazards in that a two inch steel alloyed chain securing a floating deck barge to a dolphin was hung up that would not allow the barge to be level because the water level was high. By the chain hanging up tension was created in that the chain had to cut . By cutting the chain with a torch it cause a sling shot reaction striking the Plant Manager in the back of his head resulting into his death: (a)Falco Chemical- Employee was struck in the head by a steel alloyed chain. The steel chain was used to keep a floating deck barge secured to a dolphin. The dolphin is a structure that is driven into the river channel that has pins and shoes that would slide up or down a H-beam that would allow the barge to float according to the rise or lowering of the water. The two inch heavy duty steel alloyed chain was wrapped around the dolphin and the plate on the barge with hooks connecting back into the chain. The water level was high creating tension on the chain. In order to level the barge the chain had to be cut. During the cutting of the chain a sling shot reaction was created and struck an employees in his head causing his death.