Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101248342 - Champion International Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101248342

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 01/05/1988

Site Address:
Champion International Corporation
3100 Fulford Road
Waycross, GA 31414

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2436

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/06/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/08/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360652473

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$360	$0	$0	$0	$0	$360
Current Penalty	$360	$0	$0	$0	$0	$360
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	19100219 C02 I	01/25/1988	02/01/1988	$360	$360	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14340574

Event: 01/05/1988

Employee killed when caught by rotating shaft

At approximately 4:15 a.m. on January 5, 1988, Employee #1 was discovered hanging by his right leg from a horizontal 1 inch diameter rotating shaft with a 2 inch diameter universal joint. He was dead. Employee #1 had used a 5 foot stepladder to reach an access panel at the fuel chute of a Babcock & Wilcox boiler and McBurney staker fire box. The firebox was clogged with wood chips and pine bark fuel, and Employee #1 needed the ladder because the rotating shaft was 7 1/2 feet above the floor. Employee #1's right arm was amputated above the elbow and his right leg was wrapped two or three times around the rotating shaft and universal joint. His rib cage was ripped. An air hose was still inserted in the access panel by the fuel jam.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, ROTATING SHAFT, WORK RULES, BOILER, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED, UNIVERSAL JOINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101248342			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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