Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3196581 - Row Industrial Service Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 3196581

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 02/25/1986

Site Address:
Row Industrial Service Inc.
Kaminski Street
Georgetown, SC 29440

Mailing Address:
11301 Reames Road, Charlotte, NC 28213

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7699

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/18/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/18/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360777387

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$520	$0	$0	$0	$0	$520
Current Penalty	$173	$0	$0	$0	$0	$173
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	05/15/1986	05/18/1986	$93	$280	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	05/15/1986	05/18/1986	$80	$240	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 735175

Event: 02/17/1986

LEFT ARM CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR ROLLER

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A GARDEN HOE WITH A BROKEN-OFF HANDLE (ABOUT 16 INCHES LONG) TO CLEAN WOOD CHIPS FROM BENEATH A MOVING CONVEYOR BELT. THE CONVEYOR BELT MOVES WOOD CHIPS, USED FOR PAPER PULP, AT THE #2 PINEBELT TRANSPORT POINT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING BESIDE THE CONVEYOR WHILE REACHING IN WITH THE HOE TO REMOVE CHIPS. EMPLOYEE #1'S LEFT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROLLER. WHEN HE JERKED HIS HAND FREE HIS UPPER LEFT ARM WAS CAUGHT IN THE ROLLER TO HIS REAR, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE TRICEP MUSCLE AND FRACTURING THE HUMERUS BONE. THE CAUSAL FACTORS WERE: USING IMPROPER EQUIPMENT (HOE WITH BROKEN HANDLE) AND; THE INGOING NIP POINTS OF THE CONVEYOR ROLLERS WERE NOT GUARDED.

Keywords: CLEANING, ROLLER--MACH/PART, NIP POINT, FRACTURE, CONVEYOR, ARM, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3196581					Occupation Not Listed

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