Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108961350 - Willamette Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 108961350

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 05/13/1994

Site Address:
Willamette Industries, Inc.
330 Hudson Rd.
Griffin, GA 30224

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 800, Griffin, GA 30224

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2653

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/13/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/27/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360823637

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 922492

Event: 05/12/1994

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN CONVEYOR

An employee was operating a paperboard die cutter. He apparently tried to clear paperboard scrap from the mouth of a suction vent. In doing so, he contacted a conveyor that transported the scrap to the vent. The conveyor had a damaged equipment grounding conductor. (The damage was hidden inside an attachment plug.) An apparent ground fault energized the conveyor, and the employee received an electric shock when he contacted it. The electric shock caused the employee to lie on the suction vent, with his face in front of the vent. Coworkers found the injured employee unconscious and had him transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. He died either as a result of the electric shock or as a result of respiratory distress.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ATTACHMENT PLUG, GROUND FAULT, CONVEYOR, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108961350			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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