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Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Houston South | ||||
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| Nr: 1008319.015 | Report ID: 0626700 | Open Date: 11/15/2014 | ||
| E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co., Inc. | ||||
| 12501 Strang Road La Porte, TX 77572 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 325320/Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing | ||||
| Mailing: P.O. Box 347, La Porte, TX 77572 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 05/14/2015 | |
| Emphasis: | N:Psmpqv | Close Case: | 07/17/2017 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 921906 | Yes | ||
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Current Violations | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Initial Penalty | $56,000 | $42,000 | $1,000 | $99,000 | ||
| Current Penalty | $70,375 | $35,000 | $1,000 | $106,375 | ||
| FTA Amount | ||||||
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100119 D03 I B | 05/14/2015 | 06/18/2015 | $12,675 | $7,000 | $0 | 06/23/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100119 E01 | 05/14/2015 | 07/01/2015 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | 06/23/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100119 E03 III | 05/14/2015 | 06/18/2015 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 06/23/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 01003 | Serious | 19100119 F01 II B | 05/14/2015 | 06/18/2015 | $12,675 | $7,000 | $0 | 06/23/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 01004 | Serious | 19100119 F04 | 05/14/2015 | 06/18/2015 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | 06/23/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 6. | 01005 | Serious | 19100119 J05 | 05/14/2015 | 07/01/2015 | $12,675 | $7,000 | $0 | 06/23/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 7. | 01006A | Serious | 19100119 L01 | 05/14/2015 | 06/18/2015 | $12,675 | $7,000 | $0 | 06/23/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 8. | 01006B | Serious | 19100119 L04 | 05/14/2015 | 06/18/2015 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 06/23/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 9. | 01008 | Serious | 19100165 B01 | 05/14/2015 | 05/15/2017 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 06/23/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 10. | 01009A | Serious | 19101000 A01 | 05/14/2015 | 07/01/2015 | $12,675 | $7,000 | $0 | 06/23/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 11. | 01009B | Serious | 19101000 E | 05/14/2015 | 07/01/2015 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 06/23/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 12. | 02001A | Repeat | 19100119 G01 I | 05/14/2015 | 06/18/2015 | $35,000 | $35,000 | $0 | 06/23/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 13. | 02001B | Repeat | 19100134 C01 VII | 05/14/2015 | 07/01/2015 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | 06/23/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 14. | 03001 | Other | 19100119 H02 VI | 05/14/2015 | 07/01/2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | 06/23/2015 | D - Govt Dismissed | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 69069.015 | Event: 11/15/2014 | Four Employees Die From Asphyxiation During Chemical Release | ||||
| At 4:00 a.m. on November 15, 2014, five employees were attempting to unblock a plug in some piping at a facility's Crop Production Unit when a sudden release of Methyl Mercaptain occurred. Four employees died from unspecified injuries d uring the incident and the last employee was admitted to an area hospital where he was released the next day. | ||||||
| Keywords: respiratory, chemical, leak, asphyxiated | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1008319.015 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Operations & systems researchers and analysts | ||
| 2 | 1008319.015 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Operations & systems researchers and analysts | ||
| 3 | 1008319.015 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Operations & systems researchers and analysts | ||
| 4 | 1008319.015 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Operations & systems researchers and analysts | ||