Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1283239.015 - Cooper Recycling Llc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Knoxville Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 1283239.015

Report ID: 0454714

Date Opened: 12/14/2017

Site Address:
Cooper Recycling Llc.
104 Bethsaida Rd.
Monroe, TN 38573

Mailing Address:
964 Airport Rd, Livingston, TN 38570

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/14/2017

Emphasis: S:Planguide

Case Closed: 03/01/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1287557	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$400	$0	$3,400
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$400	$0	$3,400
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	01/24/2018	02/20/2018	$1,600	$1,600	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	19100151 B	01/24/2018	02/20/2018	$1,400	$1,400	$0	Z - Issued
3.	02001	Other	TDLWD RULE 800-01-03-.03(27)(B)1	01/24/2018	02/20/2018	$400	$400	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 101518.015

Event: 11/27/2017

Employee's leg is broken when caught in reject door

At 6:30 a.m. on November 27, 2017, Employee #1 was trying to clear a jam behind the reject door of a conveyor system. The reject door was controlled by the tower operator. Employee #1 radioed the operator in the tower to open the door in hopes of clearing the jam. When the door opened, the employee was standing in a pinch point area of the reject door and his leg became caught in between the stopper and the door. Employee #1 sustained a fractured leg and was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: Caught In, Conveyor, Door, Fracture, Jammed, Leg

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1283239.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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