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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126602606 - Allied Concrete Company
Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Verona (Field Office) - Health 0355122
Site Address:
Allied Concrete Company
1000 Harris Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1647, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3271
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 09/20/1996
Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/30/1996
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362314080 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $875 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $875 |
| Current Penalty | $875 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $875 |
| 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 | 19100147 C04 I | 12/20/1996 | 12/26/1996 | $875 | $875 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
On August 20, 1996, Employee #1, of Allied Concrete, a cinderblock manufacturer, was cleaning out a hopper and mixer. He had finished with the mixer and was in the hopper using a pneumatic chisel. Employee #1 was found dead in the hopper at approximately 10:30 p.m. The electric power to the mixer was locked out but the pneumatic mixer gate, which transfers mix to the hopper, is opened and closed by a switch on a panel in the control room downstairs and was not locked out. The door may have been activated from the control room and closed on Employee #1's neck, then later activated, releasing him after causing death by suffocation. At the time of this report, August 23, 1996, the cause of death is unknown.
Keywords: SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126602606 | Fatality | Other | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec |