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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 14976534 - K&J Maintenance & Equipment Installers Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh
Site Address:
K&J Maintenance & Equipment Installers Inc
Herald/Sun Building Market St
Durham, NC 27701
Mailing Address:
Po Box 2002, Douglasville, GA 30133
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1796
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/24/1986
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/21/1986
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360768634 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $240 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $240 |
| Current Penalty | $240 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $240 |
| 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 | 19260021 B02 | 04/23/1986 | 04/26/1986 | $240 | $240 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
A VERTICAL RECIPROCATING CONVEYOR (PNEUMATIC NEWSPRINT DROP) WAS BEING INSTALLED AT A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING PLANT. THE LOAD PLATFORM OF THE CONVEYOR IS GRAVITY ACTUATED AND IS CONTROLLED BY MEANS OF A 3/4 INCH WIRE ROPE CABLE, IDLER SHEAVES AND A COUNTERWEIGHT PISTON WHICH OPERATES INSIDE A VERTICAL PIPE CYLINDER. TWO U-BOLT CLIPS WERE USED TO FORM EYES AT EACH END OF THE WIRE ROPE WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE COUNTERWEIGHT AND THE PLATFORM. THE CYLINDER IS MADE IN TWO SECTIONS. THE TOP SECTION OF THE CYLINDER HAD BEEN INSTALLED, THE CABLE ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THE PLATFORM, EXTENDED UP OVER THE SHEAVES, DOWN THROUGH THE CYLINDER AND ATTACHED TO THE COUNTERWEIGHT PISTON. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING THE PLATFORM DOWN, USING A COME-A-LONG, IN ORDER TO RAISE THE PISTON INTO THE UPPER CYLINDER SECTION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SITTING ON THE CONVEYOR FRAME BESIDE THE PLATFORM GUIDE RAIL AND DIRECTLY UNDER ONE SIDE OF THE PLATFORM. HE WAS GUIDING THE PISTON INTO THE CYLINDER. THE PISTON HAD BEEN RAISED SEVERAL INCHES WHEN THE CABLE STRIPPED FROM THE CABLE CLIPS AT THE PISTON CONNECTION, RELEASING BOTH THE COUNTERWEIGHT PISTON AND THE PLATFORM. THE PLATFORM FELL FIVE TO SIX FEET, LANDING ON EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS CRUSHED UNDER THE PLATFORM.
Keywords: PISTON, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14976534 | Fatality | Concussion | Assemblers |