Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126469584 - Mohawk Carpets Corporation, Rocky River Plant

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 126469584

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 08/09/1995

Site Address:
Mohawk Carpets Corporation, Rocky River Plant
Hwy. 81
Calhoun Falls, SC 29628

Mailing Address:
1755 The Exchange, Atlanta, GA 30339

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2281

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/29/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/26/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362628323

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,625
Current Penalty	$650	$0	$0	$0	$0	$650
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 C02 II	09/13/1995	05/01/1996	$650	$1,625	$0	10/02/1995	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100147 C07 IIIA	09/13/1995	09/25/1995	$0	$0	$0	10/02/1995	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170570584

Event: 08/03/1995

Employee injured after falling into silo

Employee #1, a section blender at a carpet yarn manufacturing plant, was monitoring a sectioned silo being filled by a distributor above it and noticed that the fiber was piling up. He cut off the distributor by a STOP switch (with latch) on the wall. Employee #1 climbed on top of the sectioned silo, sat down, and began to spread out the fiber. A coworker turned on the distributor from the bottom of the silo. The distributor struck Employee #1, knocking him over while he held on to the beam top. He fell approximately 30 feet into the fiber-filled silo and wedged into one of the sections. Coworkers found Employee #1 15 minutes later and called 911. Rescue personnel pulled him out. He suffered dehydration and a contusion on his arm and he was hospitalized overnight. No lockout procedure was used. The silo is 80 ft tall, 20 ft in diameter, and has 16 pie-shaped sections. The silo is 4 ft at the widest end and 2 1/2 ft at the narrow end. Fiber is added and removed continuously.

Keywords: STUCK, LOCKOUT, FALL, STRUCK BY, ARM, COMMUNICATION, CONTUSION, SILO

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126469584			Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Miscellaneous textile machine operators

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