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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 313152902 - The Scott Company, Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office
Site Address:
The Scott Company, Llc
14101 Industrial Parkway
Marysville, OH 43041
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2875
NAICS: 325314/Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/27/2010
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/18/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100753508 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
| Current Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
| 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 | 05/21/2010 | 05/31/2010 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 5:35 p.m. on December 31, 2009, Employee #1 was found dead at the bottom of a vertical reciprocating conveyor (PFlow Industries, Inc., Mechanical Vertical Lift/Series M) shaft. The conveyor was located in the East Plant Processing Blend Tower, bunker 9. Employees were using the reciprocating conveyor to move equipment and trash cans. Employee #1 and a coworker placed two trash cans onto the conveyor and sent it down to the first floor to be emptied. The coworker then walked down the stairs to empty the trash cans. After emptying the trash cans, the coworker called Employee #1 and stated that he was sending the trash cans back up to the fourth floor. Employee #1 responded that he would remove the trash cans from the conveyor. Employee #1, thinking that the conveyor car was at the fourth floor level, opened the door to the conveyor, but failed to notice that the car was not present. He fell into an empty shaft. The gates to the conveyor were supposed to be interlocked with the lift operation so that they could not be opened without the car being present. An investigation revealed that the interlock failed and the doors on the fourth floor opened without the car being present.
Keywords: ELEVATOR GATE, OPEN SHAFT, INTERLOCK, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SHAFT, CONVEYOR, FALL, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT, INATTENTION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 313152902 | Fatality | Other | Mixing and blending machine operators |