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Inspection Information - Office: Houston South | ||||
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| Nr: 123618787 | Report ID: 0626700 | Open Date: 11/17/1998 | ||
| U.S. Zinc Corporation | ||||
| 6020 Esperson St. Houston, TX 77001 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 3341/Secondary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metals | ||||
| Mailing: P.O. Box 611, Houston, TX 77001 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 11/17/1998 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 04/28/1999 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360974687 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
| Current Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 04/12/1999 | 04/16/1999 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 201921228 | Event: 11/11/1998 | Employee Killed When Burned By Hot Zinc Dust | ||||
| At approximately 4:00 a.m. on October 28, 1998, Employee #1 was in the process of placing a piece of ceramic wool onto a metal grading door that was located at the flue opening on top of a zinc metal combustion chamber. The combustion chamber had a blow out which discharged hot zinc dust onto Employee #1 causing his clothing to catch fire. Eighty-five percent of his body was burned. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital where he remained until he died on November 11, 1998. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, combustible dust | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 123618787 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||