Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105478580 - Wisconsin Wires Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 105478580

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 04/15/1988

Site Address:
Wisconsin Wires Inc.
5711 Old Buncombe Road
Greenville, SC 29609

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3496

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/25/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/11/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360283550

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14215545

Event: 04/14/1988

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN LARGE MACHINE ROLL STRUCK HIM

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS APPLYING A PLY BOND COATING TO THE EDGE OF A WOVEN PLASTIC ROLL. THE PLASTIC ROLL WAS STRETCHED BETWEEN TWO ROLLERS (CANS), 25 FEET APART, OF A FINISHING MACHINE. HE WAS SITTING ON A STOOL NEAR ONE OF THE CANS AND BETWEEN THE CANS (THE FABRIC BEING PROCESSED WAS NARROWER THAN THE CANS). THE STANDS WHICH SUPPORT THE CANS ARE HELD IN PLACE BY MOUNTING BOLTS. THESE BOLTS ARE STRESSED DAILY DUE TO THE TENSION APPLIED WHEN THE FABRIC IS STRETCHED BETWEEN THE CANS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE TENSION BEING APPLIED TO THE FABRIC WAS WELL BELOW THE MAXIMUN ALLOWABLE, BUT THE MOUNTING BOLTS ON THE CAN NEAREST THE EMPLOYEE SNAPPED, CAUSING THE CAN TO FALL ONTO HIM AND ROLL OVER HIM AT THE GROIN AREA. THE CAN IS 36 INCHES IN DIAMETER, 330 INCHES LONG, WEIGHS 21,334 POUNDS AND WAS MOUNTED 54 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR. NUMEROUS SEVERE INJURIES, INCLUDING A SEVERED RIGHT LEG AND INTERNAL TRAUMA, RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF THE EMPLOYEE.

Keywords: SEVERED, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED, BOLT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105478580			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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