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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 308592112 - Nucor Steel Bar Mill Group Jewett Division
Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office
Site Address:
Nucor Steel Bar Mill Group Jewett Division
8812 Hwy 79 W
Jewett, TX 75846
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 126, Jewett, TX 75846
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3312
NAICS: 331111/Iron and Steel Mills
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/19/2006
Emphasis: L:Amputate, N:Amputate
Case Closed: 10/18/2007
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101763381 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 | $0 | $2,500 |
| 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 | 19100212 A01 | 10/31/2006 | 11/18/2006 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $0 | 11/16/2006 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, an electrician normally assigned to work at the steel mill was called to the mill stacker Number 2 by the stacker operator. The stacker operator reported problems with the stacker. Employee #1 inadvertently went to the Number 1 stacker, where he adjusted a photo eye and visually observed some looseness in the west-side actuator. Employee #1 told the operator that the actuator would need some work, but that he (the operator) was okay to run. Employee #1 then exited the operator's pulpit walking east. The operator then received a call from the Number 2 stacker operator, asking whether Employee #1 was still available. The stacker Number #1 operator looked east from the operator pulpit walkway and observed Employee #1 caught between the stacker's east side hydraulic actuator and the take-away conveyor. The conveyor had indexed when it reached the prescribed number of pieces of 3-in. by 3-in. angle iron in the bundle. Employee #1 had entered the caught-between hazard area by ducking beneath an awareness barrier (a chain) extending from the take-away conveyor to the stanchion for an adjacent swinging gate. Employee #1 suffered crushing injuries to the lower abdominal area, resulting in his death due to internal hemorrhage.
Keywords: ABDOMEN, HEMORRHAGE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PUNCTURE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 308592112 | Fatality | Puncture | Electricians |