Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100356013 - Hercules Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100356013

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 10/24/1985

Site Address:
Hercules Inc.
Cook Street
Brunswick, GA 31520

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1517, Brunswick, GA 31520

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2861

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/18/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/16/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900900689	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$630
Current Penalty	$630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$630
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100305 G01 IIIC	11/20/1985	11/21/1985	$630	$630	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14352264

Event: 10/24/1985

VINSOL(RESIN) DUST EXPLOSION BURNED EMPLOYEE TO DEATH

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE FREEING A CLOGGED VERTICAL BUCKET CONVEYOR. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THEY ENTERED A 4-FOOT-BY-7-FOOT-BY-6-FOOT PIT AND SCOOPED THE VINSOL (RESIN) AWAY FROM THE BUCKET CONVEYOR WITH A SHOVEL. AN EXTENSION CORD, FITTED WITH A LIGHT, WAS LOWERED INTO THE PIT THROUGH A 21-INCH-BY-21-INCH FLOOR OPENING. THE FLOOR OPENING WAS EQUIPPED WITH A HINGED STEEL DOOR. AFTER THE VINSOL HAD BEEN CLEARED FROM THE BUCKET CONVEYOR, THE EMPLOYEES LEFT THE PIT AND SLAMMED THE STEEL DOOR ON THE EXTENSION CORD. THE RESULTING ELECTRICAL SHORT LED TO A DUST EXPLOSION. THE THREE RECEIVED SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS OVER 70% OF THEIR BODIES. ONE OF THEM DIED.

Keywords: BURN, DUST, E GI III, ELECTRICAL, CLEANING, CORD SET, EXPLOSION, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100356013	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
2	100356013	Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
3	100356013	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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