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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1223927.015 - Verso Luke Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office
Site Address:
Verso Luke Llc
3672 Beryl Road
Keyser, WV 26726
Mailing Address:
300 Pratt Street, Luke, MD 21540
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 322121/Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/10/2017
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/01/2017
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1199992 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Current Violations | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $45,639 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $45,639 |
| Current Penalty | $31,413 | $0 | $0 | $5,975 | $0 | $37,388 |
| 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 | 5A0001 | 08/09/2017 | 09/05/2017 | $12,675 | $12,675 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 5A0001 | 08/09/2017 | 09/05/2017 | $7,459 | $9,959 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100029 B10 | 08/09/2017 | 09/05/2017 | $7,469 | $9,959 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100023 B10 | 08/09/2017 | $3,809 | $5,079 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
| 5. | 01005 | Other | 19100151 C | 08/09/2017 | 09/05/2017 | $5,975 | $7,967 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:33 a.m. on April 8, 2017, an employee, a dozer operator on the night shift, was standing on a wood chip pile next to where the chips are pulled down onto a drag chain conveyor several feet below the surface of the wood chips. The employee was standing next to the edge of a cone shaped depression in the wood chips that was formed when the chips were pulled down onto the drag chain. The area of the chips where he was standing gave away and he was pulled down under the chip pile. The employee's body was pulled onto the conveyor system leading to a screening operation. The employee's body travelled along several conveyors until it was eventually ejected through a chute to a scrap pile outside the building. The employee was found a couple of hours after the incident. The employee suffered body trauma and was suffocated.
Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Conveyor, Crushing, Fall, Flowing Material, Suffocated
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1223927.015 | 45 | M | Fatality | Excavating and loading machine operators |