Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105333793 - Weyerhaeuser Co Containerboard Division

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 105333793

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 10/28/1986

Site Address:
Weyerhaeuser Co Containerboard Division
785 N 42nd
Springfield, OR 97477

Mailing Address:
Po Box 275, Springfield, OR 97477

Union Status: Union

SIC:2436

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/05/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/09/1987

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$150
Current Penalty	$150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$150
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	7400035	12/02/1986	12/30/1986	$150	$150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14204747

Event: 10/28/1986

EMPLOYEES BURNED WHEN HOT WATER AND CHIPS RELEASED FROM BOOT

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 NOTICED THAT THE BOOT ON DIGESTER NUMBER 7 HAD DISTENDED AND WAS LEAKING WATER. THEY FEARED THAT THE BOOT MIGHT COME LOOSE, DUMP HOT WATER AND CHIPS, AND POSSIBLY INJURE A PASSERBY. THEY DECIDED TO TRY TO RELIEVE PRESSURE IN THE CHUTE BY OPENING THE EAST DOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO HOLD THE DOOR SHUT, USING A LONG STICK, WHILE EMPLOYEE TAPPED THE HANDLE UP. THE PRESSURE IN THE CHUTE FORCED THE DOOR OPEN VIOLENTLY, THROWING EMPLOYEE #2 AGAINST DIGESTOR NUMBER 6, APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AWAY. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE BURNED OVER 40% TO 70% OF THEIR BODIES BY THE HOT WATER AND CHIPS. BOTHH EMPLOYEES WERE AWARE THAT A "CHUTE COOK" WAS HAPPENING, AND THAT THE CHUTE WAS FULL OF WATER AND CHIPS.

Keywords: BURN, WOOD CHIPS, PRESSURE VESSEL, WORK RULES, STEAM, PRESSURE RELEASE, HOT WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105333793			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Machine operators, not specified
2	105333793			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Machine operators, not specified

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