Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100234533 - State Metal Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Marlton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100234533

Report ID: 0213900

Date Opened: 08/29/1988

Site Address:
State Metal Industries, Inc.
941 S. Second St
Camden, NJ 08103

Mailing Address:
941 S. Second St., Po Box 1407, Camden, NJ 08103

Union Status: Union

SIC:3341

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/09/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/16/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360730584

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	7			9		16
Current Violations	7			9		16
Initial Penalty	$3,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,400
Current Penalty	$2,560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,560
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100106 G03 IVD	12/12/1988	12/15/1988	$400	$500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100132 A	12/12/1988	01/12/1989	$800	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100132 A	12/12/1988	12/27/1988	$0	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100151 C	12/12/1988	02/09/1989	$240	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19100178 P01	12/12/1988	12/27/1988	$400	$500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005	Serious	19100212 A01	12/12/1988	02/01/1989	$240	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01006	Serious	19100252 B03 IIIA	12/12/1988	01/12/1989	$240	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01007	Serious	19100304 A02	12/12/1988	12/19/1988	$240	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	02001	Other	19100022 A01	12/12/1988	01/12/1989	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	02002	Other	19100110 F07	12/12/1988	12/19/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
11.	02003	Other	19100134 E03	12/12/1988	02/09/1989	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	02004	Other	19100180 D06	12/12/1988	01/12/1989	$0	$0	$0	-
13.	02005	Other	19100180 C02	12/12/1988	01/12/1989	$0	$0	$0	-
14.	02006	Other	19100180 G01	12/12/1988	01/12/1989	$0	$0	$0	-
15.	02007	Other	19100180 I05 I	12/12/1988	12/19/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
16.	02008	Other	19100252 A02 IVC	12/12/1988	12/27/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
17.	02009	Other	19100303 F	12/12/1988	01/12/1989	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14306849

Event: 08/25/1988

Employee struck and killed by cable

Employee #1 and a helper were positioned at the foot of a conveyor that ran up to a pulverizer. Their assignment, as usual, was to sort pieces of unsuitable (too heavy or large) scrap from the suitable scrap that would then be permitted to travel up the conveyor where it would be crushed. A very long cable which appeared to be telephone strand wire, was twisted and kinked throughout a large load of scrap metal being sorted. They spent a considerable amount of time trying to remove the cable from the scrap pile. Finally it was decided that the cable would be allowed to run up the conveyor along with the suitable scrap. But one end of the cable caught inside the pulverizer and the length of cable pulled taut all the way back down to the foot of the conveyor, where it had been caught unnoticed in a crevice in a metal scrap bin. Before employees could act, the cable detached from the metal bin and swung, striking Employee #1 and causing multiple injuries. He was killed.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, CAUGHT BY, SCRAP METAL, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100234533			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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