Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109080630 - Wilmington Resources, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Raleigh Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109080630

Report ID: 0420300

Date Opened: 02/27/1995

Site Address:
Wilmington Resources, Inc.
2200 U. S. Hwy 421 N.
Wilmington, NC 28402

Mailing Address:
Po Box 2140, Wilmington, NC 28402

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4499

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/28/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/31/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360955520

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	19100212 A01	05/26/1995	07/12/1995	$3,500	$3,500	$0	06/22/1995	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A03 II	05/26/1995	07/12/1995	$3,500	$3,500	$0	06/22/1995	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003A	Serious	19100212 A01	05/26/1995	01/05/1996	$3,500	$0	$0		Q - National Office Adjustment
4.	01003B	Serious	19100212 A03 II	05/26/1995	01/05/1996	$0	$0	$0		F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 599589

Event: 02/24/1995

Employee struck and killed by pipe projectile

Employee #1 was feeding various lengths of scrap nonferrous pipe (approximately 6 1/2 in. in diameter) into an alligator shear to be cut into short pieces. The machine was not equipped with a guard or a hold-down device. During shearing, a piece of pipe flew up from the machine, striking Employee #1 in the left forehead and killing him.

Keywords: SHEAR, FOREHEAD, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109080630			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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