Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116524042 - Dominion Energy Services Company

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

Inspection Nr: 116524042

Report ID: 0316400

Date Opened: 03/01/2001

Site Address:
Dominion Energy Services Company
555 Beechurst Ave.
Morgantown, WV 26505

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/24/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/24/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100630433

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200630697

Event: 03/01/2001

Cone Inside Coal Silo Failed

An employee working in a power plant as a fuel handler was adjusting a weigh belt that was out of alignment, a normal procedure for a fuel handler. He had the plant operator set the equipment to maintenance mode. The employee then started jogging the machine to align the belt. The weigh belt was located below a stainless steel cone inside the silo. As the employee was aligning the belt, the stainless steel cone failed and 1,500 metric tons of waste coal fell onto the employee. The employee died from his injuries. According to engineers reviewing the accident, it is likely that the failure occurred because of the low fatigue strength of the rebar or the collapse of ratholing in the coal.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, COAL SILO, COAL, CONVEYOR, COAL HOPPER, CONVEYOR BELT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116524042			Fatality	Other	Power plant operators

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