Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17384116 - Augusta Block, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Verona (Field Office) - Safety 0355116

Inspection Nr: 17384116

Report ID: 0355116

Date Opened: 08/27/1986

Site Address:
Augusta Block, Inc.
State Route 254, Newhope Road & Statler Boulevard
Staunton, VA 24401

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1288, Staunton, VA 24401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3273

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/28/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/27/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360784482

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
Current Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
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	Serious	19100212 A01	09/08/1986	09/11/1986	$350	$350	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14444012

Event: 08/27/1986

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER

EMPLOYEE #1, A FRONT-END LOADER OPERATOR, WAS ASSIGNED THE JOB OF DUMPING GRIT INTO A HOPPER AND INSURING THAT IT FLOWED PROPERLY THROUGH THE SHUTE, THEN ONTO THE LOWER AND UPPER CONVEYOR BELTS AND INTO THE MIXER. FOR SOME REASON HE DISMOUNTED THE LOADER AND WALKED DOWN TO THE LOWER END OF THE LOWER CONVEYOR, WHERE HE BECAME CAUGHT IN THE IN RUNNING NIP POINT WHERE THE 17 INCH WIDE RUBBER CONVEYOR BELT ROLLS OVER A 12 INCH DIAMETER IDLER. THE NIP POINT WAS UNGUARDED. HE DIED OF A CRUSHED SKULL.

Keywords: WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED, SKULL, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17384116			Fatality	Concussion	Mixing and blending machine operators

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