Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103661377 - Ketchikan Pulp Company

Inspection Information - Office: Alaska Department Of Labor Osh Enforcement

Inspection Nr: 103661377

Report ID: 1050210

Date Opened: 09/27/1989

Site Address:
Ketchikan Pulp Company
7559 N.Tongass Hwy./Unit #28 Shelter Cove
Ketchikan, AK 99901

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 6600, Ketchikan, AK 99901

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/28/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/25/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360103527

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	70210 C	11/14/1989	11/17/1989	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-
2.	02001A	Serious	70215 X03 A	11/14/1989	11/17/1989	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-
3.	02001B	Serious	70215 X04 C	11/14/1989	11/17/1989	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14305155

Event: 09/27/1989

Employee killed when crushed by hydraulic gate

Employee #1 was reaching over a hydraulic gate to load corner protectors for bundles of wood into a magazine. His head and shoulders were beyond the gate when the strapper machine operator, unaware of Employee #1's position, opened the gate. Employee #1 was lifted up by the gate and squeezed between the gate and an I-beam supporting the gate. He was killed instantly. The company did not have safe operating procedures for such an operation.

Keywords: BEAM, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103661377			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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