Inspection Detail
Inspection: 302452222 - New South Lumber Company, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation
Site Address:
New South Lumber Company, Inc.
1281 Sanders Creek Road
Cassatt, SC 29032
Mailing Address:
3700 Clay Pond Road, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2421
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/29/2000
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/25/2000
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 100370915 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $3,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,750 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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 | Other | 19100151 B | 03/20/2000 | 04/21/2000 | $0 | $1,875 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19101030 G02 IV | 03/20/2000 | 04/21/2000 | $1,875 | $1,875 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
3. | 02001 | Other | 19100244 A01 II | 03/20/2000 | 03/29/2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
4. | 02002 | Other | 19100244 A02 III | 03/20/2000 | 04/20/2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
5. | 02003 | Other | 19100244 A02 VI | 03/20/2000 | 03/29/2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
On January 25, 2000, Employee #1 and three coworkers were assigned to lower the conveyor table on the slow-down belt of a planer mill machine at a sawmill. To lower the table, they had to remove 4 in. spacers from between the center beam and the swing arms of the machine. Two of the coworkers were then given other assignments, so Employee #1 and one coworker were left to complete the task. They used a bottle jack to lift the machine so the spacers could be removed. Because the jack handle was too short, they had to get under the machine to jack it up. After they removed the spacers, they lowered the machine back in place. It was then they noticed that the machine was not sitting level due to a small piece of slag on one side of the metal frame in the area where the spacers had been. The coworker prepared his welding equipment to reweld the frame after the slag was removed, while Employee #1 jacked the machine back up. Seconds after he raised the machine, its swing arms turned approximately 45 degrees, displacing the jack, and causing the machine to drop. As it fell, an eye bolt struck Employee #1 in the head, killing him. No jack stands or cribbing had been used.
Keywords: HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, JACK, UNSTABLE POSITION
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 302452222 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Millwrights |