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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1559690.015 - Vmc Specialty Alloys Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office
Site Address:
Vmc Specialty Alloys Llc
800 Martin Luther King Drive
Adairsville, GA 30103
Mailing Address:
800 Martin Luther King Drive, Adairsville, GA 30103
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 332313/Plate Work Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/21/2021
Emphasis: L:Forklift
Case Closed: 07/18/2022
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1821829 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Current Violations | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $52,208 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $52,208 |
| Current Penalty | $31,325 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $31,325 |
| 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 | 19100132 A | 04/08/2022 | 05/04/2022 | $7,831 | $13,052 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100147 C04 I | 04/08/2022 | 05/25/2022 | $4,475 | $7,458 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100147 C06 I | 04/08/2022 | 05/25/2022 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01003 | Serious | 19100151 C | 04/08/2022 | 05/25/2022 | $4,475 | $7,458 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01004 | Serious | 19100178 L01 I | 04/08/2022 | 05/25/2022 | $6,713 | $11,188 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01005 | Serious | 19100178 P01 | 04/08/2022 | 05/25/2022 | $7,831 | $13,052 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 7. | 01006 | Other | 19101200 H01 | 04/08/2022 | 05/25/2022 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 4:45 p.m. on October 9, 2021, an employee was placing spacers on a stack of billets at an aluminum plate work manufacturing facility. Then employee was stacking steel I-beams as spacers so that the aluminum billets could be placed into the homogenization oven. The two billets were each 19 inches diameter by 16 feet long and weighed approximately 7,000 to 10,000 lbs each, with an average temperature of at least 500 degrees Fahrenheit. While the employee was preparing the spacers, the billets were on the forks of a Hyster Model H400HD, Serial Number C236E03510T diesel sit-down fork truck. The fork truck lost hydraulic power which caused the forks to tilt forward and downward, losing the load of billets which struck the employee when they fell. The employee was hospitalized to treat second degree burns to the left hand, fractures and dislocation of the left ankle, fractures of the left leg distal fibula, multiple fractures on the left and right feet and toes, and third degree burns from the ankle to the waist of the left side.
Keywords: Aluminum Processing, Ankle, Burn, Dislocated, Foot, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Hand, High Temperature, Hydraulic Equipment, Leg, Metal, Operator, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Toe
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1559690.015 | 31 | M | Hospitalized injury | Laborers, except construction |