Document 06MkjNjQVrnvbMv0ERQegq0gR

REPORT ON OSHA-HEW VISIT .1 Date of Visit Tuesday. July 23, 1974Time9i00 a.m. .2 Employment Unit (Name plant, laboratory, warehouse, construction) Du Pont Beaumont Works - Construction________________________________ 3. OSHA region in which your unit is located Houston6 (City) (Region No.) 4. Was the visitor(s) from OSHA XNIOSH Federal, State 5. What prompted the inspection? Random If a complaint, were you given written copy? Was it necessary to request copy? Notes Attach copy. Had the complaint been discussed with management at your location before being filed? ______ No ______ Yes. Remarks____ | .6 Was advance notice given? No ________________________ 7. Duration of visit_______One day .8 What was inspected? Construction Site and Construction Activities In Methanol Unit What measurements were made (e.g., air sampling for toxic vapors, noise, etc.) ? None 9. What violations were alleged? Load limit should be posted in cab of cherry picker; need pedal guard on buffalo iron worker (punch press); Apron removed from sand blasting hood; Hydraulic oil leak on step of 7& ton grove. .10 Were citations Issued? None in writing Note: Attach copy. .11 Citations which might warrant contesting. These citations will be issued to Blanton Electric and Natkin Construction -- both are Du Pont sub-contractors. 12. Were penalties assessed?No __________ Note: Attach copy. DUP 0502471 DU 002057 -2 - 13. How was the initial contact handled? a. Officer first appeared atGuardhouse' ______________________ (Guardhouse, Main Office, etc.) b. Asked to see_______ Safety Supervisor c. Presented credentials Yes Voluntarily upon request d. Did your unit have an established protocol for this eventuality? Yes ______________ e. Miscellaneous remarks about ease or difficulty in handling individual contact. No difficulty experienced.________________________________ 14. Did officer talk with Safety Supervisor, Work's Engineer, Company Physician, or comparable people about overall safety and health problems of installation either before or after inspection? (Give brief summary). Dennis Landry - See attached ___________________________________ 15. Did officer request to see any of the Company safety and health records or records of occupational hazard measurements (e.g., toxic vapors, dusts, noise, etc.)? No X Yes RemarksAsked for noise measurement of Methanol Area 16. What other materials did he ask for and receive? Construction injury report records. 17. What representative^) of employees accompanied officer on inspection? None (Union Steward, compliance, etc.) How was employee representative determined?N/A 18. Names and titles of Company representative^) who accompanied officer on inspection. John Adams. Assistant Project Manager. Du Pont: Fred Thompson. Natkin Superintendent; Frank Leceaox, B&B tnanlators Superintendent. Frank Kokenas, Blanton Electric Superintendent Terry Cleveland. Safety Supervisor, Construction; D. Landry. Personnel Supervisor and Don Speler, Safety Supervisor. Du Pont Operations. 19. Were questions directed to employee representative^) and Company representative(s) alike in presence of one another X No Yes Give some examples of what you consider to be the most leading question. No. but Mr. Davis and Mr. Petit did converse with a pipefitter operating engineer arid the Insulator Steward. We were not allowed to hear their conversation. pyp 0502472 DU 002058 -3 - 20. Were photographs deemed necessary? Yes Who took them? E. Petit and T. Cleveland 21. Comment on closing conference. (Buffalo Iron Works) Very congenial. Inspectors were impressed with safety attitudes and performance on the site. 22. Do you have any general comments to make in way of a summary? (See attached letter) JYSigned ($ Unit Head DUP 0502473 DU 002059