Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1601988.015 - Drummond Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1601988.015

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 06/14/2022

Site Address:
Drummond Company, Inc.
900 Huntsville Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35217

Mailing Address:
900 Huntsville Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35217

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 324199/All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 11/30/2022

Emphasis: N:Heatnep

Case Closed: 01/09/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1905360

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
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	19100134 M02 I B	11/30/2022	12/27/2022	$0	$0	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01002	Other	19100134 M02 I C	11/30/2022	12/27/2022	$0	$0	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 146960.015

Event: 06/14/2022

Employee collapses and dies from heat exposure during coke p

At 4:40 a.m. on June 14, 2022, an employee was shoveling coke that had spilled off the sides from a Wilputte coke oven bench. The employee was covering two shifts, and was shoveling coke onto the hot car line for approximately 13 hrs. The employee was discovered incoherent by a coworker who attempted to check on him. The coworker caught the employee as he collapsed. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he died from suspected heat exposure.

Keywords: Coke Oven, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Overheated

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1601988.015	42	M	Fatality		Occupation Not Listed

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