Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308285063 - Chaparral Steel

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Richmond (Regional Office) - Safety 0355111

Inspection Nr: 308285063

Report ID: 0355111

Date Opened: 12/20/2004

Site Address:
Chaparral Steel
25801 Hofheimer Way
Dinwiddie, VA 23841

Mailing Address:
25801 Hofheimer Way, Dinwiddie, VA 23803

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3312

NAICS: 331221/Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/22/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/25/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100921121

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
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	510001 A	06/15/2005	06/20/2005	$7,000	$7,000	$0	06/23/2005	Y - State Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200921641

Event: 12/20/2004

Billet Explosion Kills Employee and Injures Another

At approximately 5:40 p.m. on December 20, 2004, Employees #1 and #2, working for Chaparral Steel in Dinwiddie, VA, were cutting a mild steel I-beam billet with a large acetylene torch when the billet exploded. Employee #1 was struck in the head and ribs; Employee #2 was struck in the jaw. Employee #1 was killed while Employee #2 was hospitalized due to a broken jaw. At the time of the incident, both Employees were receiving training by a coworker, who was not injured. The billet exploded due to the high temperature gradient induced.

Keywords: HEAD, STEEL, TORCH, EXPLOSION, RIB, STRUCK BY, FACE, CUTTING AND BURNING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308285063			Fatality	Concussion	Molding and casting machine operators
2	308285063			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Molding and casting machine operators

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