Inspection Detail

Inspection: 622274 - J&J Manufacturing Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

Inspection Nr: 622274

Report ID: 0316400

Date Opened: 01/02/1986

Site Address:
J&J Manufacturing Incorporated
U.S Route 250 North
Fairmont, WV 26554

Mailing Address:
U.S Route 250 North, Fairmont, WV 26554

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3532

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/03/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/22/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360530802

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$180	$0	$0	$0	$0	$180
Current Penalty	$180	$0	$0	$0	$0	$180
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	19100179 N01	02/04/1986	02/11/1986	$180	$180	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19100215 B09	02/04/1986	02/11/1986	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14481543

Event: 12/24/1985

ABDOMINAL INJURY RESULTED IN DEATH FROM INTESTINAL INFECTION

ON DECEMBER 23, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 4 PM, A COAL MINE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE CAR REPAIR SHOP. THE CAR, WHICH CONTAINED FROM SEVEN TO TWELVE INCHES OF FROZEN COAL IN ITS BED, WAS TURNED ON ITS SIDE AND LEFT OVERNIGHT TO THAW. AT 9 AM ON DECEMBER 24, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ABOUT TO GRIND A 3/8 INCH PLATE ON A FLOOR STAND GRINDER. HIS BACK WAS APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET FROM THE OPEN SIDE OF THE COAL CAR. THE COAL, WHICH HAD THAWED OVERNIGHT, SUDDENLY COLLAPSED AGAINST THE EMPLOYEE, FORCING HIM INTO THE LEFT EDGE OF THE WORK REST. THE PRESSURE CREATED WAS ENOUGH TO FORCE THE EMPLOYEE'S INTESTINE AND COLON TO TEAR AWAY FROM THE ABDOMINAL WALL, RUPTURING THE BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE ORGANS. SURGICAL REPAIR TO THE INTESTINE WAS COMPLETED, BUT THE WOUND TO THE COLON WAS OVERLOOKED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE COLON WOUND BECAME INFECTED (SEPTICEMIA), RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF THE EMPLOYEE BEFORE CORRECTION COULD BE MADE.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, COAL, RUPTURE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	622274			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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