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Inspection: 103248563 - El Dorado Chemical Company
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Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock | ||||
| Nr: 103248563 | Report ID: 0627100 | Open Date: 11/12/1986 | ||
| El Dorado Chemical Company | ||||
| 4500 North West Avenue El Dorado, AR 71730 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 2873/Nitrogenous Fertilizers | ||||
| Mailing: P. O. Box 231, El Dorado, AR 71731 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 12/12/1986 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 03/27/1987 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360575898 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
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| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $720 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $720 |
| Current Penalty | $120 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $120 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deleted | 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100024 B | 02/18/1987 | 03/16/1987 | $720 | $720 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |
| Deleted | 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100028 A01 | 02/18/1987 | 03/16/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 02/18/1987 | 03/16/1987 | $120 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14237887 | Event: 11/10/1986 | Employee Suffocated In Hopper After Falling Onto Conveyor | ||||
| THE EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ABOVE THE GUARDRAIL WHILE THE CONVEYOR BELT WAS MOVING. APPARENTLY, HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE BELT. WHEN HE FELL HE RECEIVED A BLOW TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD, CAUSING PARTIAL OR TOTAL UNCONSCIOUSNESS. HIS BODY ENTERED THE HOPPER, HEAD DOWN, WHILE AMMONIUM NITRATE CONTINUED TO FEED INTO THE DIVERTER. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFICATED ON THE MATERIAL. HE ALSO RECEIVED OTHER INJURIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING DEATH. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHY THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE ELEVATED AREA. THERE ARE NO CONTROLS, NO HAND HOLDS, AND NO FOOTING AVAILABLE IN THAT AREA. ACCESS TO THE BELT IS VERY DIFFICULT, SINCE THE LIMITED HEAD AVAILABLE REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF BENDING OVER. | ||||||
| Keywords: unconsciousness, guardrail, suffocated, work rules, slip, flowing material, fall, conveyor belt, lost balance | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 103248563 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||