Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15342611 - Inman Mills

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

Inspection Nr: 15342611

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 01/25/1985

Site Address:
Inman Mills
Hwy 221 Graham St
Endree, SC 29335

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 158, Endree, SC 29335

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/25/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/12/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360598528

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14215628

Event: 12/28/1984

APRON CAUGHT IN ROTATING HAND WHEEL, EMPLOYEE FATALLY HURT

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS EMPLOYED AS A WEAVER IN A TEXTILE PLANT. AS SHE WAS THREADING THE WINDER HER APRON CAUGHT ON A ROTATING HAND WHEEL. SHE WAS PULLED INTO THE LOOM, SUFFERING MULTIPLE ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS AND SEVERAL BROKEN RIBS. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED AT HOME WHILE RECOVERING FROM HER INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS LISTED AS A BLOOD CLOT, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOCATED BETWEEN TWO LOOMS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE HAND WHEEL WAS LOCATED ON A PICKNOL LOOM #316, AND OPERATED AT 230 RPM.

Keywords: CLOTHING, BLOOD CLOT, FRACTURE, ROTATING SHAFT, ABRASION, RIB, ENTANGLED, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15342611			Fatality	Fracture	Knitting, looping, taping & weaving mach.operators

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