Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123416257 - Wrangler Inc., Division Of V.F.

Inspection Information - Office: El Paso Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123416257

Report ID: 0627410

Date Opened: 12/09/1993

Site Address:
Wrangler Inc., Division Of V.F.
500 West Overland
El Paso, TX 79901

Mailing Address:
1138 Barranca Dr., El Paso, TX 79935

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2325

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/13/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/13/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360924559

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			3		6
Current Violations	2			3		5
Initial Penalty	$9,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,400
Current Penalty	$3,185	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,185
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	19100147 C01	02/02/1994	02/22/1994	$4,500	$4,500	$0	02/28/1994	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A03 II	02/02/1994	02/22/1994	$1,479	$2,275	$0		I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100303 G02 I	02/02/1994	02/07/1994	$1,706	$2,625	$0		I - Informal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	19100134 B01	02/02/1994	02/22/1994	$0	$0	$0		-
5.	02002	Other	19100134 B11	02/02/1994	02/22/1994	$0	$0	$0		-
6.	02003	Other	19100151 C	02/02/1994	02/22/1994	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 552059

Event: 12/08/1993

Employee dies of asphyxia when dryer falls on him

At 6:10 a.m. on December 8, 1993, Employee #1 was repairing an air hose on an industrial laundry dryer. He had tilted the dryer tumbler up about 20 degrees and was lying underneath the frame and bottom sections to repair the dryer. After a few minutes, the dryer tumbler collapsed and crushed and pinned Employee #1's head and chest between the concrete floor and the dryer's steel bar frame. Employee #1 died of traumatic asphyxia.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, ASPHYXIATED, REPAIR, COLLAPSE, PINNED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123416257			Fatality	Asphyxia	Industrial machinery repairers

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