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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 302506837 - Kb Compost Services Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office
Site Address:
Kb Compost Services Inc.
2677 Riverview Road
Akron, OH 44313
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:2875
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/23/1999
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/08/1999
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100100767 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Current Violations | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $14,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,000 |
| Current Penalty | $6,300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,300 |
| 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 | 5A0001 | 08/02/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $2,100 | $3,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100022 A01 | 08/02/1999 | 08/05/1999 | $1,050 | $1,750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100037 K02 | 08/02/1999 | 08/05/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01003A | Serious | 19100023 A08 | 08/02/1999 | 08/20/1999 | $2,100 | $3,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01003B | Serious | 19100037 D01 | 08/02/1999 | 08/20/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 01004A | Other | 19100023 C02 | 08/02/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $0 | $3,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 7. | 01004B | Serious | 19100023 C03 | 08/02/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 8. | 01005A | Serious | 19100037 F01 | 08/02/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $1,050 | $1,750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 9. | 01005B | Serious | 19100037 F06 | 08/02/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was operating an Extractovator turning machine over a 10 ft deep by 20 ft wide by 730 ft long trough that served as a compost reactor, when he was called on to look at a broken machine in another part of the plant. He radioed ahead, left his digger, and was not heard from again until his body was found hours later. He had apparently ridden or fallen onto an upper conveyor belt that moved compost material. The upper conveyor fed into an approximately 20 in. by 43 in. unguarded chute opening that led to another conveyor, approximately 6 ft below. Evidence indicates that Employee #1 went down this first chute, rode another conveyor, went through a second chute, rode another conveyor, and finally fell off as the belt left the rollers to climb to a final packer chute and conveyor. There was no hood, guard, grating, or interlocks to prevent a person on the upper chute from falling through it to the moving conveyor below. Employee #1 died as a result of a fractured neck.
Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, GRATING, INTERLOCK, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, CONVEYOR, FALL, NECK, CONVEYOR BELT, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 302506837 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |