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Inspection: 15004633 - Carolina Steel Corporation Nash County Plant

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

 

Inspection Nr: 15004633
Report ID: 0453710
Date Opened: 09/04/1984

Site Address:
Carolina Steel Corporation Nash County Plant
Corbett Road
Nashville, NC 27856

Mailing Address:
Rt 2 Box 24a, Nashville, NC 27856

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3441

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/06/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/21/1985

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360610000
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 7 7
Current Violations 7 7
Initial Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
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 Other 19100179 B08 10/04/1984 10/07/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  
2. 01002A Other 19100179 J02 III 10/04/1984 10/07/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01002B Other 19100179 M01 10/04/1984 10/07/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 01003 Other 19100184 D 10/04/1984 10/07/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  
5. 01004 Other 19100184 E04 10/04/1984 04/10/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  
6. 01005 Other 19100252 E01 I 10/04/1984 10/07/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  
7. 01006 Other 19100252 E02 IA 10/04/1984 10/07/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  
8. 01007 Other 19100307 B 10/04/1984 01/07/1985 $0 $0 $0 P - Petition to Mod Abatement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14257448
Event: 08/31/1984
CRUSHED BY BRIDGE GIRDER

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AS A WELDER HELPER, ASSISTING IN LOADING A COIL OF WELDING WIRE ON AN AUTOMATIC WELDING MACHINE. HE WAS POSITIONED ADJACENT TO A STACKED GIRDER, WHICH WAS AWAITING FITTING. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT-CIRCUIT ON A CRANE IN AN ADJACENT AREA RESULTED IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT OF A STEEL GIRDER. THIS GIRDER CONTACTED ADJACENT GIRDERS, WHICH COLLAPSED. THE LAST COLLAPSING GIRDER STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD, DECAPITATING HIM AND CRUSHING HIS BODY BENEATH THE FALLEN GIRDER.

Keywords: GIRDER, WELDER, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, BRIDGE, DECAPITATED, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 15004633 Fatality Other Welders and cutters
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