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Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh | ||||
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| Nr: 309039139 | Report ID: 0317500 | Open Date: 03/28/2006 | ||
| Albemarle Corporation | ||||
| 2585 Back Vail Road Tyrone, PA 16686 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2869/Industrial Organic Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| NAICS: 325199/All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing | ||||
| Mailing: P.O. Box 216, Tyrone, PA 16686 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 09/12/2006 | |
| Close Case: | 10/31/2006 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 100541051 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $13,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,500 |
| Current Penalty | $10,125 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,125 |
| 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 | 19100132 D01 I | 09/22/2006 | 10/25/2006 | $3,375 | $4,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19101200 E01 II | 09/22/2006 | 10/25/2006 | $3,375 | $4,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19101200 H03 III | 09/22/2006 | 10/25/2006 | $3,375 | $4,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 200541381 | Event: 03/24/2006 | Employee Dies After Being Sprayed By Chemical | ||||
| At approximately 4:30 a.m. on Friday, March 24, 2006, Employee #1, a production Foreman, was sprayed in the face with Thiophosphoryl Chloride. The chemical was being pumped from a 55-gallon drum to a reactor vessel when a plug in the line developed. The employee tried to free the plug by introducing nitrogen into the line using a flexible hose. Thiophosphoryl Chloride was introduced into the nitrogen line, while trying to free the plug. The employee received medical treatment and was cleared to return to work. Employee #1 died later that evening. The Blair County Coroner reported to the CSHO that the employee had massive pulmonary edema. | ||||||
| Keywords: pulmonary edema, chemical | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 309039139 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | ||