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UNION CARBIDE INTERNAL CORRESPONDENCE \- * CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS to (name) COMPANY location Mr. D. L. Engle TEXAS CITY PLANT date UC 149-- 2 P. O. BOX 471, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS 77590 August 26, 1974 COPY TO Mr. D. E. Deese Mr. J. A. Fredericksen Mr. R. E. Graebert - 511 Mr. J. B. Leverton Mr. W. R. van der Hoeven Mr. D. L. Wiley - NYO subject Visit b^OSIJA Safety and Health Compliance Officer on August 23, 1974 On August 23, 1974 at 8:30 a.m., Mr. C. F. Hacquest, Safety and Health Compliance Officer from OSHA, made an unannounced visit to the Texas City Plant to investigate the attached complaint. An informal discussion was held in John Leverton1 s office and continued at the cafeteria (Messrs. Hacquest, Deese, Leverton and Mazzolini present) until 9:40 a.m. At 9:45 a.m., we picked up Mr. J. P. Alexander and Mr. S. J. Mann . ; (Metal Trades representative) and proceeded to the Bldg. 74 area. We drove around that vicinity and pointed out the various ingress and egress paths to Bldg. 74 from Gates 1, 2, and 5. Mr. Hacquest then had a short conversation with Sam Munn and all returned to the cafeteria. After lunch, a short meeting was held at 1:00 p. m. in Mr. Engle's office (Messrs. Hacquest^ Leverton, Nickles, Mazzolini and van der Hoeven present). Mr. Hacquest reviewed the complaint and stated that there would be no citation. He felt that the complaint was not safety-motivated but was the result of the long walk from Gate 1 and enforcement of safety rules (rider limitations on trucks, short-cuts through tank areas without safety equipment, etc.). Not related to this complaint, Mr. Hacquest pointed out that similar complaints have been voiced when equal eating accommodatiohg^jwere not provided to all employees. His statement was apparently the result of the short discussion with Mr. Muhh. _____ _ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration Fo<m Approved OMB No. 044Hi449 For Officiol Use Only l' Area Date Received Time COMPLAINT Region Received By This form is provided for the assistance of any complainant and is not intended to constitute the exclusive means by which a complaint may be registered with the U.S. Department of Labor. The undersigned (check one) I | Employee I I Representative of employees I I Other (specify) believes that a violation at the following place of employment of an occupational safety or health standard exists which is a job safety or health hazard. Does this hazard(s) immediately threaten death or serious physical harm? Q Yes Q No Employer's Name_____hnion Carbide Ch.6fnica.Ls (Street Telephone 9^5-7^11 Address Texas Clty State Texas Zin Code 77*90 l. Kind of business Chemical Manufacturing______________________________________ ~ 2. Specify the particular building or worksite where the alleged violation is located, including address. ,__________ Building 7*f^ 3- Specify the name and phone number of employer's agent(s) in charge. J. P. Alexander - 9*+l?-7t+ll, Ext 275 ____________________________________ - 4. Describe briefly the hazard which exists there including the approximate number of employees exposed to or threatened by- . such hazard. ~- ^ Atinrori mat elv 165-170 men are required to walk 5-7 blocks from the UCTC21102 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Fnn Aapr6v#4 OMft No. 044RU4* 23:0 COMPLAINT Aro For Official Ui Only Dot# RoeoivW . Tjmo Rogioa Received By &This form is provided for the assistance of any complainant and is noc intended to constitute the exclusive means j|by'which a complaint may be registered with the U.S. Department of Labor. vUnt* :__________________________________ ___ __________ _ .' _ _ ' -- pfhe undersigned (check one) fn Employee I 1 Representative of employees I I Other (specify) ^believes that a violation at the following place of employment of an occupational safety or health standard exists which is a job safety or health hazard. "wt'f-^Does this hazard(s) immediately threaten death or serious physical harm? a (_J Yes I I No VFmpiny.r'v Name Union Carbide Chemicals : Address (Street Texas City Srate Texas Teleohone 9 ^5" 7^11 Mt,r~u 77590 l. Kind of business Chemical Manufacturing 2. Specify the particular buildine or worksite where the aliened violation is located, including address. Building 7^ 3. Specify the name and phone number of employer's agent(s) in charge. J. P. Alexander - ^Vw^ll, Ext 275 4. Describe briefly the hazard which exists there including the approximate number of employees exposed to or threatened by . such hazard. i Approximatelv 16^-170 men are reauired to walk 5-7 blocks from the entrance gates to the new maintenance office. There are no sidewalks urovided and trucks and construction vehicles are using the same street. . .1. (Continue on reverse side if necessary) Sec. 8(fXI) of the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. 651, provides as follows: Any em ployees or representative of employees who believe that a violation of a safety or health standard exists that threatens physical ham, or that an imminent danger exists, may request an inspection by giving notice to the Secretary or his author ized representative of such violation or danger. Any such notice shall be reduced to writing, shall set forth with reasonable particularity the grounds for the notice, and shall be signed by the employees ot representative of employees, and a copy shall be provided the employer or his agent no later than at the time of inspection, except that, upon request of the person giving such notice, bis name and the names of individual employees referred to therein shall nor appear in such, copy ot on- toy record published, released, or made available pursuant to subsection (g) of this section. If upon receipt of such notifica tion the Secretary determines there are reasonable grounds to believe that such violation or danger exists, he shall make a special inspection in accordance with the provisions of this section as soon as practicable, to determine if such violation r danger exists. If the Secretary determines there are no reasonable grounds to believe tfaac a violation or danger exists he hall notify the employees or representative of the employees in wricing of such determination. (Continued on reverse side) UCTC21103 Form OSHA-7