Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301775615 - North Charleston Sewer District

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

Inspection Nr: 301775615

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 09/23/1997

Site Address:
North Charleston Sewer District
7225 Stall Rd.
North Charleston, SC 29419

Mailing Address:
7225 Stall Rd., North Charleston, SC 29419

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4952

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/23/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/05/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362627820

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$385	$0	$0	$0	$0	$385
Current Penalty	$385	$0	$0	$0	$0	$385
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	10012 A	11/07/1997	11/28/1997	$385	$385	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 735423

Event: 09/18/1997

Employee injured in fall into basin at wastewater plant

Employee #1, a wastewater treatment operator trainee, was conducting a routine water test at a secondary gallery distribution box (basin) at a sewer treatment plant. The 60 ft by 40 ft by 18 ft deep box was a below-ground chamber enclosed by a concrete slab and filled with approximately 12 ft of water. Employee #1 was stepping onto a 49 by 24 in. section of grate (one section of a grid) covering the box when the section moved from its outer support channel and fell into the basin. He remained conscious and held onto a cable inside the box for approximately 2 hours, when he was pulled out by fellow operators. Employee #1 was wearing a hardhat and rubber gloves and was using a handheld dissolved oxygen meter. He threw his hardhat onto the ground above the box, where it was discovered by rescuers. Employee #1 was hospitalized with strains, abrasions, numbness of his right shoulder and forearm, and an infected lung. A hepatitis vaccine was also administered.

Keywords: LUNG, COVER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, GRATING, WASTE PROC FAC, ABRASION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, SPRAIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301775615			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Water and sewage treatment plant operators

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