Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315194274 - Waccamaw Metal Recycling

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 315194274

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 05/27/2011

Site Address:
Waccamaw Metal Recycling
1626 Stockholder Ave.
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1946, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/24/2011

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/22/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100379940

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$375
Current Penalty	$375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$375
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	10012 A	09/09/2011	09/21/2011	$375	$375	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200375608

Event: 05/26/2011

Employee Is Struck by Construction Dumpster, Later Dies

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on May 26, 2011, an employee was sorting scrap metal dumped off a construction dumpster onto a conveyor. While sorting the scrap metal off the floor onto the conveyor, the construction dumpster was dislodged and struck the employee, pinning him against the bailer. A coworker, the foreman, was operating the bailer and heard the noise and ran to see what happened. The coworker saw the employee slouched down against the bailer and but was conscious. The coworker noticed blood coming from the employee's back and he immediately laid him on the floor and called the emergency medical services. Emergency Medical Services transported the employee to the hospital. The employee later died from injuries sustained from the accident.

Keywords: DUMPSTER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SCRAP METAL, BALER, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315194274			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous precision metal workers

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