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Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi | ||||
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| Nr: 2298412 | Report ID: 0626000 | Open Date: 07/18/1985 | ||
| Roy Hunt Inc | ||||
| Koch Refining Company Suntide Rd Corpus Christi, TX 78410 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1799/Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Mailing: Po Box 9096, Corpus Christi, TX 78408 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 08/05/1985 | |
| Close Case: | 07/17/1986 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360557524 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,260 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,260 |
| Current Penalty | $630 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $630 |
| 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 | 19100134 D03 | 08/08/1985 | 08/11/1985 | $315 | $630 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 08/08/1985 | 08/11/1985 | $315 | $630 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 19100020 G02 | 08/08/1985 | 08/12/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 02002 | Other | 19100134 A02 | 08/08/1985 | 09/09/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 02003 | Other | 19100134 E05 | 08/08/1985 | 09/09/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14401913 | Event: 07/17/1985 | Employee Breathed Nitrogen Supplied By Air Line Respirator | ||||
| A PETROCHEMICAL REFINERY WAS UNDERGOING TURNAROUND. A CONTRACTOR CREW HAD BEEN ASSIGNED THE JOB OF SANDBLASTING THE INSIDE SURFACES OF A REACTOR VESSEL (CONFINED SPACE). ALTHOUGH UNWRITTEN COMPANY POLICY CALLED FOR THE USE OF AIR COMPRESSORS FOR SUPPLYING RESPIRATOR AIR, THIS CREW, WITH THE SUPERVISOR'S KNOWLEDGE, HAD PREVIOUSLY USED PLANT AIR TO SUPPLY BREATHING AIR. THE CREW MISTAKENLY HOOKED UP AN AIR FILTER TO AN UNLABELED NITROGEN LINE (ONLY THE SHUTOFF VALVE WAS LABELED) USED BY THE REFINEREY FOR PURGING CONFINED SPACES. PLANT NITROGEN LINES AND AIR LINES WERE IDENTICAL AND BOTH HAVE CROW'S FOOT COUPLINGS COMPATIBLE WITH THE COUPLING ON THE AIR FILTER. EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE VESSEL, PLACED THE SANDBLAST RESPIRATOR HOOD ON HIS HEAD AND BEGAN SANDBLASTING. HE WAS ASPHYXIATED WITHIN FIVE MINUTE'S TIME. ATTEMPTS TO REVIVE EMPLOYEE # WITH OXYGEN FAILED. | ||||||
| Keywords: oxygen deficiency, air line respirator, asphyxiated, work rules, sandblasting, confined space, nitrogen | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 2298412 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Construction trades, n.e.c. | ||