Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301987616 - Georgia Pacific Corp. - Port Hudson

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301987616

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 11/12/1997

Site Address:
Georgia Pacific Corp. - Port Hudson
W. Mt. Pleasant Road
Zachary, LA 70791

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 430, Zachary, LA 70791

Union Status: Union

SIC:2621

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/02/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/26/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361125156

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,625
Current Penalty	$1,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,625
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100023 A03	04/03/1998	04/09/1998	$1,625	$1,625	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170080295

Event: 11/11/1997

Employee dies after falling into hot chlorate solution

Employee #1, a utility helper in the bleach plant of a paper mill, was unloading a railroad hopper car filled with dry sodium chlorate. Two 4 in. diameter hoses, one an inlet hose and one an outlet hose, were hooked up to the bottom of the hopper car. Hot water at 210 degrees F was being pumped through the inlet hose to fill the tank above the level of the sodium chlorate crystals. The material would then dissolve and the resulting sodium chlorate solution would be pumped out. Four 32 in. diameter dome covers were open on top of the railroad car so Employee #1 could look into the tank with his flashlight to make sure the crystals were dissolving and to check the level of the liquid. Employee #1 stepped or fell through one of the openings, landing in the 180 to 200 degrees F sodium chlorate solution. He was killed. There were no eyewitnesses to the accident..

Keywords: BURN, COVER, RAILROAD TANK CAR, WORK RULES, FALL, OFF LOADING, UNGUARDED, CHEMICAL, HOT WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301987616			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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