Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107409906 - Stone Container Corp

Inspection Information - Office: El Paso Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107409906

Report ID: 0627410

Date Opened: 11/11/1991

Site Address:
Stone Container Corp
6968 Industrial Dr
El Paso, TX 79915

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2653

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/22/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/06/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360341572

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	13			2		15
Current Violations	13			2		15
Initial Penalty	$17,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,600
Current Penalty	$17,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,600
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	19100024 E	03/02/1992	03/12/1992	$975	$975	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100038 B03	03/02/1992	03/23/1992	$1,300	$1,300	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 C01	03/02/1992	03/16/1992	$3,750	$3,750	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19100212 A01	03/02/1992	03/23/1992	$1,300	$1,300	$0	-
5.	01005	Serious	19100219 A02 I	03/02/1992	03/23/1992	$975	$975	$0	-
6.	01006A	Serious	19100219 D01	03/02/1992	03/23/1992	$975	$975	$0	-
7.	01006B	Serious	19100219 E03 I	03/02/1992	03/23/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	01007A	Serious	19100219 F03	03/02/1992	03/23/1992	$975	$975	$0	-
9.	01007B	Serious	19100219 F03	03/02/1992	03/23/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	01008	Serious	19100303 G01 II	03/02/1992	03/23/1992	$975	$975	$0	-
11.	01009A	Serious	19100305 B01	03/02/1992	03/16/1992	$1,300	$1,300	$0	-
12.	01009B	Serious	19100305 B01	03/02/1992	03/16/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
13.	01009C	Serious	19100305 B01	03/02/1992	03/16/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
14.	01010	Serious	19100305 B02	03/02/1992	03/06/1992	$975	$975	$0	-
15.	01011	Serious	19100305 G01 III	03/02/1992	03/23/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
16.	01012	Serious	19100305 G02 II	03/02/1992	03/23/1992	$1,300	$1,300	$0	-
17.	01013	Serious	19100305 J01 IV	03/02/1992	03/23/1992	$1,300	$1,300	$0	-
18.	02001	Other	19100304 A02	03/03/1992	03/23/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
19.	02002	Other	19101200 G08	03/03/1992	03/23/1992	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 565648

Event: 11/10/1991

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH BY ROLLER CONVEYOR PLATFORM

AT 10:07 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 10, 1991, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER ELECTRICIAN IN OVERHAULING AND REPAIRING AN ECONOSTAK MACHINE, SERIAL #143, MODEL ULE52509. WHILE REPLACING THE ROLLERS AND CHAINS, EMPLOYEE #1 POSITIONED HIMSELF IN A 11 1/2-INCH VERTICAL OPENING THAT HAD A WIDTH OF 72 INCHES. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE MASTER ELECTRICAL BREAKER AT THE SIDE OF MACHINE AND JOGGED THE ROLLER CONVEYOR PLATFORM IN AN UPWARD POSITION. EMPLOYEE #1 WOULD GET OUT OF THE OPENING EACH TIME. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT OUT OF THE OPENING WHEN THE OTHER EMPLOYEE, INTENDING TO JOG THE STRIPPING PLATE, INADVERTENTLY JOGGED THE ROLLER CONVEYOR PLATFORM UPWARD. THE CHEST AND ABDOMEN OF EMPLOYEE #1 WERE CRUSHED AND HE DIED EN ROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL.

Keywords: CHEST, PLATFORM, ABDOMEN, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, ROLLER CONVEYOR, CRUSHED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107409906			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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