Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308183169 - Steelfab, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Charlotte

Inspection Nr: 308183169

Report ID: 0453730

Date Opened: 08/27/2004

Site Address:
Steelfab, Inc.
8623 Old Dowd Rd
Charlotte, NC 28214

Mailing Address:
Po Box 19289, Charlotte, NC 28214

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3441

NAICS: 332312/Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/15/2004

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/28/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102094554

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$4,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,200
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	95012901	02/24/2005	03/15/2005	$4,200	$4,200	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202076048

Event: 08/27/2004

Employee is killed when steel I-beam strikes him

At approximately 7:00 p.m. on August 28, 2004, an employee rolled a 4,450 pound I-beam on skids. He worked at Steelfab Inc., in Charlotte, N.C. The beam was standing on its side and the employee was going to weld the top wing plate to the beam. Before the employee could weld the top wing plate, he attempted to clear the chain and hook in order for the weld not to damage the chain. When the employee was raising the chain and hook, he was standing in front of the I-beam. The chain and hook did not clear the beam and the hook caught it. When the hook caught the beam, it fell off of the skid onto the employee. The beam was about 1 to 2 inches from the edge of the skid. The employee was standing on the floor at the time of the accident.

Keywords: BEAM, WELDER, LACERATION, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308183169			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Welders and cutters

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