Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306188467 - Caricement Usvi Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Puerto Rico Area Office

Inspection Nr: 306188467

Report ID: 0215300

Date Opened: 03/09/2005

Site Address:
Caricement Usvi Corp.
170-5 Crown Bay
St Thomas, VI 00801

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 305527, St Thomas, VI 00803

Union Status: Union

SIC:5032

NAICS: 423320/ Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/31/2005

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/07/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100910306

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	23	3	2	3		31
Current Violations	16	1	2	3		22
Initial Penalty	$38,850	$125,000	$73,700	$500	$0	$238,050
Current Penalty	$22,600	$46,900	$73,700	$500	$0	$143,700
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	19100023 C01	09/08/2005	09/28/2005	$2,500	$5,000	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100023 C03	09/08/2005	09/13/2005	$1,000	$1,000	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003A	Serious	19100027 B01 II	09/08/2005	09/28/2005	$2,500	$2,500	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01003B	Serious	19100027 D01 II	09/08/2005	09/28/2005	$0	$0	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19100106 B02 VIIA	09/08/2005	11/28/2005	$1,000	$2,000	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01005	Serious	19100146 C02	09/08/2005	09/16/2005	$0	$5,000	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
7.	01006	Serious	19100146 C04	09/08/2005	09/28/2005	$0	$0	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
8.	01007	Serious	19100146 G01	09/08/2005	09/28/2005	$0	$0	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
9.	01008	Serious	19100147 C05 I	09/08/2005	09/28/2005	$0	$2,500	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
10.	01009	Serious	19100147 C07 I	09/08/2005	09/28/2005	$0	$0	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
11.	01010A	Serious	19100157 C04	09/08/2005	09/14/2005	$0	$2,000	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
12.	01010B	Serious	19100157 E01	09/08/2005	09/14/2005	$0	$0	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
13.	01011	Serious	19100157 G01	09/08/2005	10/13/2005	$0	$2,000	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
14.	01012	Serious	19100178 L01	09/08/2005	09/28/2005	$1,250	$2,500	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
15.	01013A	Serious	19100215 A01	09/08/2005	09/20/2005	$1,250	$1,250	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
16.	01013B	Serious	19100215 A04	09/08/2005	09/20/2005	$0	$0	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
17.	01013C	Serious	19100215 B09	09/08/2005	09/20/2005	$0	$0	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
18.	01014	Serious	19100219 C03	09/08/2005	09/28/2005	$1,600	$1,600	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
19.	01015A	Serious	19100219 D01	09/08/2005	09/16/2005	$2,000	$2,000	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
20.	01015B	Serious	19100219 E03 I	09/08/2005	09/16/2005	$0	$0	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
21.	01016	Serious	19100242 B	09/08/2005	09/20/2005	$1,000	$1,000	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
22.	01017	Serious	19100253 B04 III	09/08/2005	09/20/2005	$1,000	$1,000	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
23.	01018	Serious	19100303 G02 I	09/08/2005	09/20/2005	$1,250	$1,250	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
24.	01019	Serious	19100305 B02	09/08/2005	09/20/2005	$750	$750	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
25.	01020	Serious	19100305 G02 III	09/08/2005	09/20/2005	$750	$750	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
26.	01021	Serious	19170095 B01 II	09/08/2005	09/16/2005	$1,250	$1,250	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
27.	01022A	Serious	19100146 C02	09/08/2005	09/16/2005	$2,500	$2,500	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
28.	01022B	Serious	19100146 C04	09/08/2005	09/28/2005	$0	$0	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
29.	01022C	Serious	19100146 G01	09/08/2005	09/28/2005	$0	$0	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
30.	01023A	Serious	19100157 C04	09/08/2005	09/14/2005	$1,000	$1,000	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
31.	01023B	Serious	19100157 E01	09/08/2005	09/14/2005	$0	$0	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
32.	01023C	Serious	19100157 G01	09/08/2005	10/13/2005	$0	$0	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
33.	02001	Willful	19100022 C	09/08/2005	09/13/2005	$0	$55,000	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
34.	02002	Willful	19100147 C04 I	09/08/2005	09/28/2005	$0	$0	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
35.	02003	Willful	19100212 A01	09/08/2005	09/13/2005	$46,900	$70,000	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
36.	03001	Other	19040029 A	09/08/2005	09/28/2005	$500	$500	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
37.	03002	Other	19100022 A01	09/08/2005	09/28/2005	$0	$0	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
38.	03003	Other	19100303 E	09/08/2005	09/20/2005	$0	$0	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
39.	04001	Repeat	19100022 C	09/08/2005	09/13/2005	$36,850	$36,850	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement
40.	04002	Repeat	19100147 C04 I	09/08/2005	09/28/2005	$36,850	$36,850	$0	09/28/2005	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200910404

Event: 03/09/2005

Employee is killed in an auger conveyor

On March 9, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were engaged in the cleaning and recycling of a cement pile (approximately 30 tons of cement), which had spilled the day before from a silo. The cement spill occurred through one of the floor hatches on top of Screw Conveyor #1. The coworker went to the area adjacent to the auger conveyor and removed the cover of an inspection point. Employee #1 started the auger conveyor. Employee #1 and the coworker then began to clean and recycle the cement spill. The inspection point floor opening was not large enough for cleaning the cement spill rapidly. Employee #1 instructed the coworker to remove the cover on top of the dust collector of Screw Conveyor #1 and place cement inside it. Employee #1 started the dust collector and then traveled to an area adjacent to the auger conveyor. Employee #1 stood on a floor plate for a few minutes observing the coworker doing the work. The coworker was standing facing the dust collector of the auger conveyor with his back towards Employee #1. At this time, the coworker looked back and observed that Employee #1 moving towards a floor hatch on top of Screw Conveyor #1. The coworker then turned his back to Employee #1. After that, the coworker heard Employee #1 scream. Employee #1 had fallen through the floor hatch on top of Screw conveyor #1 that was adjacent to the back of the cement bucket elevator. Employee #1 had both legs caught in Screw Conveyor #1, resulting in profuse bleeding. Employee #1 died while being rescued.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CONFINED SPACE, SCREW CONVEYOR, CLEANING, MACHINE OPERATOR, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALL, UNGUARDED, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306188467			Fatality	Amputation	Cementing and gluing machine operators

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