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Transcript of Hoggard 840819 Deposition Re R Hamilton Allegations Concerning J Moon Burn Incident
ML20095D616
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Site: Comanche Peak  Luminant icon.png
Issue date: 08/19/1984
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TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC)
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{$. ~ c.- i ' ;f,. t-7 4,'0 1 8 3 .y t. e c 1 (APPEARANCES' pk,.. -L 'N h "2 's1 /' J3 .s C ,. BISHOP,ELIBERMAN,- C'00K PURCELLi &,REYNOLDS: s ' g-4 ' Attorneys'ati law 41200iSeventeenth' Street, Northwest-i '5 ^ Was hingtion, D.-'C. 20036 -By: Mr.-Bruce 1Downey j s .a 3 r m 7 ~ K> - 8 APPEARING FOR-APPLICANTS 9 INDEX ~ .10 i -11 EXHIBIT MARKED = 12 No: exhibits' marked ~ v. 13 ...p Af 14 MR. DOWNEY: This-is;the resumption t

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-of theTdepos'ition of Mr. SamueluHoggard, 16 H-o-g-g-a-r-d., Mr.' Hoggard testified ^ earlier in 17 this. proceeding ~ about-..certaiu matters relating to the saf ety apparatus on L the. rotatiing a platform ' '18 T p 19 ' rail. The Applicant.has recalled /Mr.-Hoggard to 20 - testify -about certain: allega'tions miade by Robert ~ ~ ,21 Hamilton concerning-incidents'that-were alle_ged to .i; 22 have' occurred-involving.Mr. John Moon'. n- -23 'I:will remind Mr. Hoggard thatthe?was a: l 24 previously sworn as a' witness'in'this1 case and '25 remaina.'under; oath. 4 c b FEDERAL COURT REPORTERS DALLAS, TEXAS ' i 4 - a'

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3 Q ,g -:,, m r1 -Q./ 4(BY;iMR. DOWNEY) xMr..Hoggardlin your' c a .,3 2 < f( [ j2 ; earlier test'imony:you ind'icatedLthat you y -supervised [the firstI aid'. activities oftthe site', ? .3 pm - J 4 ' i's t t h a t correct?- e 1 a .5 .A( .Yes, sir, itlis. x -, 16 Q. Mr. Hoggard, would you-please describe- ~. ,57

the first aidMfacilities at comanche Peak?

M .8 A. We-have.a firstraid treatment. facility' ~ .a 1 ^ '9 ,which.Ilhave staffed with five medical personnel, f' -? A ' '10 two of(whom'are registered nurses. The r e s t' 'a r e i 11 .! paramedics. Oil day shift-I haditwo-registeredE ~ 12 nursess wh'o. aid ' a ; parame'dic. There. are -.two e

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First. aid atat' ion:is.:.open(24-hours afday. c.7 s m ~~seven : days (a 4 we'ek. - 17 a e ..g. How long has it 'been open 24 hours a day J18 Q. -i" - -19 ' sevenidays a. week? 1;{ 20 ~ A.','Since the. onset =o'f the projact. 1 ~ 1 b f 2 r21 ,Q.. Are any other' medical-facilitiesion'the. d ( v {} j22,1 site other1than the.o'ne thatsyou supervise?: 4 1.- . No,, sir. i 23

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y x m 4g !s, !24 Q.', Mr. Hoggard,-~are;you(aware.ofzthe 12 5 1 allegations made by Robert-Hamilton concer'ning an m (t; Y EUERA L.L G O U RT..RE P ORTE RS y.- f . DALLAS, TEXAS n. '. o o s _,_,1

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eyes,' a i r, - I am. A..e -E .3 Q. 'What isfyour understanding of Mr.~ J 4 . Hamilton's allegation? ~ ~ 5

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It's my. understanding.th'at Mr. Mo.on ~ 6 supposedly, received a chemical burn to.theiback 4 .c m nr 7 side of his body and for'which he was reportedly 8 treated at'~the~first aid-facility;by job' site '9 paramedics. lb Q. Mr. Hoggard, have you reviewed lthe ~ s >11 records of the medical facility at Comanche Peak' Lo determine whether Mr. Moon.was._ treated in,the 12 t <,w 5 - ,13 ' 'way that Mr. Hamilton alleges? h.)) ~ f" .lf 14 A. ,Yes, sir. I did reviewLthose' records'. i 15 Q. And for what:. period of time did you. .16 review the recordis? 17 A. From February.1979 to-January :1982. 11 8 Q. ,And what records did you review? 5. ~19 A. The' Drown & Root first aid ros'ter and 20

also the OSHA Form 200.

w ~ 21 'Q. Mr. Hoggard, what information.is 2'2 -maintained :on-'the Brown. & Root first aid ~rost'er? z23 A. Employee comes in, reports an injury.- 3 l I; 24 His name'is recorded, his' age, craft that.he works F1"') '.e. a25 for, his badge. number, what type of ' accident l ^ FEDERAL COURT REPORTERS DALLAS;: TEXAS -. ~

o :. .74s021 .1: ' occurred, type of.1.njury received, type-of~ d 2 treatment received.- And the medic or registered' .G 3 . nurse that gives.the treatment initials at'the d '4 end. N ~ <5 Q. 'A'nd is this log maintained in any 6 chronological order?. ~7

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Yes,'it is. s. 8 Q. Are all first'ai'd; treatments recorded on s 19 i this log? m, -10 A. Basically, yes. We don!t record just a 111 common'. eye flush, someone comes in with dust in ~ 12 Lthe : eye, 'somethinglike that. We don't record' ~ 13

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'If there 's something! in :the eye tliat t h'a y' b~ 14 have to.go.to'a physician to remove, then that is + 1 '15 recorded. .But basically, it's basic first aid 16 treatment-that-is recorded. 17 Q'. And would'that include.the ' recording.of Ia

[3 18 any chemical burns'treatedmat the facility?
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'19 . A. Yes, sir. y ~ ~20 Q.' -In reviewing the first-aid log for'the.

21 period ~ February >l979 through: January ofc1982, did 22 you find any recordiof'Mr. Moon being treated at-9' 23 the-facility?

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y j. - _- [ x.7 t 3 n w i 7 4,~0 2 2 1 Trevi'ewed the OSHA Form 200's, is that correct? 4 fy. ,p Yes,. sir, I did. .2 A. y. 3 LQl.. What;information,is maintained on thos. s w 4 records? .,c LS 'A., OSHA Form 200 is'requ' ired by .x 1 6 'O c'c u p a t i o n a l. S a f a t'y and. Health Administration... On that log.are named those. people that are sent to 7 "8 the physician for medical' treatment beyond firsts ~9 aid treatment. It-also has a specific area where 10 you log if'it wasfa chemical burn:or'if it was

11 exposure for chemicals causing" occupational 12 1111 ness.or injury.

13[ Q. -And: doe's-the site have a policy , xj 14 concerning referral of employees to physicians-when the employe'freceives a'. chemical burn? 15-e ~ r 16 A.' Yes,. air. If it.'sLa chemical burn'that: +, J17 -i s in'a tender area of the skin, an uncovered .,? w 18 portion;of.the. body, 13 it covers;an areafsuch as "19 full' arm,. full hand, full back side, buttocks ~ area, somethinglof that nature,ithey;wil'1 be 20 .21 referred to a qualified' physician. I 22 .Q. Now,'is that especially true ~in the case 23 of a second' degree burn on these areas? v 24 A. Yes. p ,d .25 Q. 'In your review.of OSHA Form 200,-did you ' FEDERAL CDURT.REFORTERS DALLAS, TSXAS

~ f3 r y 4 = s ut o " 7.4, 0 2 3-1 + h -3 ' g; y r Y 'N.', e 4 1 find any indication" that -Mr.J M'oon h'ad been treated -[ 7 9 s [] 2 Jforechemical burnfat congacheJPe'ak,during t'he ? y u.' 3

peridd February [479 through Ja'nuary 19827_

~ 7- ~ b s = sir,. I found no. record of such 7 -4 lA. .. N o ', p 3 a-5/ reporte'dLinjury.- o 4 . ~ Bas.edion your.. review'of the records'ofi 6 -Q.. ? t, s, m - 7 f the medica,.l f acilities at ComancheJPeali,- havaiyou ~) '8 Jformed a: judgment'about whether Mr. Moon was 4 1 .v ~

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^ c 12 .Q. ~ And what!s your judgment on this matter? ~ 13 JA. In myjjudgment,/.Mr. Moon did not report-e . Q.. v i 14 !any such;juziy to theJfirst-aid facility or[the job 15 shtemedic's;.th'erefore,hewasnot treated for 16 iisuch 'inj u ry. - I j + 7 e .17 3 .'y - c. t s 18 a. .t n ~ 19 i; w 20 I, SAMUEL HOGGARD,1ha*Je read:the foregoing ~ .c' k;.,1~ 21 depositiondand hereby affix my signature thatosame e e 4 22 - 'is/true and correct, except as noted herein. 1 w

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