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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 108916347 - Malone Lumber, Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office
Site Address:
Malone Lumber, Inc
7019 Division St
Merryville, LA 70653
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 548, Merryville, LA 70653
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2421
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/11/1991
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/16/1992
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361127434 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $6,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100332 B01 | 12/11/1991 | 12/20/1991 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100334 A02 I | 12/11/1991 | 12/16/1991 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REPAIRING A WOOD CHIP AND SAWDUST CONVEYOR AT A SAWMILL. THEY WERE WELDING AND CUTTING IN A HOLE LOCATED BENEATH THE CONVEYOR WHERE IT WAS JAMMED. THE HAZARDOUS ENERGY SOURCES FOR THE CONVEYOR HAD BEEN PROPERLY LOCKED OUT, AND THE ONLY SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY IN THE HOLE WAS A DROP LIGHT CONNECTED BY AN EXTENSION CORD SET TO A RECEPTACLE ON THE PERMANENT WIRING OF THE SAWMILL. THE PORTABLE LIGHT WAS GROUNDED; HOWEVER, EXAMINATION OF THE LIGHT'S POWER SUPPLY CORD REVEALED A SLIGHT SPLIT IN ITS INSULATION, WITH THE COPPER CONDUCTOR VISIBLE. IT WAS DAMP IN THE HOLE FROM THE WETTING OF THE WOOD CHIPS IN THE PROCESS. THE TWO EMPLOYEES HAD FINISHED FOR THE DAY. WHEN SECOND OF THE TWO EMPLOYEES BACKED OUT OF THE HOLE, HE LET OUT A MUFFLED CRY. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE GRABBED HIM BY THE LEGS AND FELT AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HOLE HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED. (THE EMPLOYEE WHO RECEIVED THE ELECTRIC SHOCK WAS NOT LISTED ON AN INJURY LINE IN THE ORIGINAL REPORT.)
Keywords: E GI V, ELEC INSULATION, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC CORD, ELECTRIC LIGHT--PORT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 108916347 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Not specified mechanics and repairers |