Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101097764 - Cornell Young Concrete

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101097764

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 09/03/1987

Site Address:
Cornell Young Concrete
320 North 1st Street
Warner Robins, GA 31206

Mailing Address:
4496 Mead Road, Macon, GA 31206

Union Status: Union

SIC:3273

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/04/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/20/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360126320
Complaint	71717664	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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.	01001A	Other	19040002 A	09/21/1987	09/25/1987	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01001B	Other	19040004	09/22/1987	09/25/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14541718

Event: 08/18/1987

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED FATAL HEAD INJURIES IN A CONCRETE PLANT

AT 12 PM ON AUGUST 18, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ALONE AS A LABORER IN A CONCRETE BATCH PLANT. HE WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF INSERTING A KEY IN A CHAIN SPROCKET DRIVE MOTOR ON A FLAT BELT CONVEYOR. A CO-WORKER, A TRUCK DRIVER, RETURNED TO THE PLANT AND SAW EMPLOYEE #1 LYING BETWEEN TWO VERTICAL TANKS IN A POOL OF BLOOD. LACERATIONS ON EMPLOYEE #1'S HEAD WERE VISIBLE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRANSPORTED TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM, NEVER REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS, AND DIED ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1987. NO TOOLS WERE FOUND WHICH THE EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE USED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAD FALLEN FROM THE VERTICAL TANKS OR CONVEYOR BELT. THE KEY HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED. THERE WAS MEDICAL EVIDENCE OF A STROKE AND THE EMPLOYEE HAD A HISTORY OF "BLACK OUTS."

Keywords: HEAD, REPAIR, CONVEYOR, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101097764			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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