Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101400208 - Eastern Refractors Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Augusta Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101400208

Report ID: 0111100

Date Opened: 08/27/1986

Site Address:
Eastern Refractors Co., Inc.
S. D. Warren Paper Co.
Hinckley, ME 04944

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 237, Lewiston, ME 04240

Union Status: Union

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/19/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/02/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360516520

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
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	19260021 B06 I	09/22/1986	09/26/1986	$500	$560	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040002 B02	09/22/1986	09/26/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	19040006	09/22/1986	09/26/1986	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14478101

Event: 08/27/1986

Employee crushed by collapsing wall and ceiling of kiln

Seven employees were chipping away an excessive build up of lime on the inside of a horizontal lime kiln. The kiln was 300 feet long and 10.5 feet in diameter. The lime was built up to a depth of about 3 feet. The first shift had finished cleaning all but a 15-foot section when the second shift (including employee #1) reported for work. The second shift divided into two three-man crews and began to chip a path through the top part of the remaining section. The first crew completed chipping a path 1.5 to 2 feet wide through about 14 feet of the remaining 15-foot section. Employee #1 and his two coworkers took over the chipping job. Employee #1 asked the employee who had started the chipping if he could take over. As he took over, he stated that the path (or keyway) was too narrow. Suddenly the wall and ceiling behind him fell and drove him to the floor. The opposite wall then fell on top of the employee, crushing him to death. The employees had been inadequately trained to identify safety hazards and the proper precautions to be taken. No predetermined safe width was provided to the employees for the pathway cut through the top portion of the kiln.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, WALL, KILN, COLLAPSE, CEILING, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101400208			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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