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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 952524.015 - Cajun Sugar Cooperative, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office
Site Address:
Cajun Sugar Cooperative, Inc.
2711 Northside Road
New Iberia, LA 70563
Mailing Address:
2711 Northside Road, New Iberia, LA 70563
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 311314
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/17/2013
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/21/2014
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 865771 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Current Violations | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $42,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $42,000 |
| Current Penalty | $28,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28,000 |
| 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 | 19100146 C01 | 06/04/2014 | 07/23/2014 | $5,600 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100146 D03 | 06/04/2014 | 07/23/2014 | $5,600 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100147 C01 | 06/04/2014 | 07/23/2014 | $5,600 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100147 C04 II | 06/04/2014 | 07/23/2014 | $5,600 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01004A | Serious | 19100147 D | 06/04/2014 | 07/23/2014 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01005A | Serious | 19100147 C06 I | 06/04/2014 | 07/23/2014 | $5,600 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 7. | 01005B | Serious | 19100147 C06 II | 06/04/2014 | 07/23/2014 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 11:30 p.m. on December 13, 2013, an employee was removing an obstruction ("the choke") from large rollers at the bottom of a chute inside the mill housing of a sugarcane crusher. While monitoring the operation of a sugarcane crusher, which uses large rollers to extract liquid from raw sugarcane for subsequent refining into sugar and molasses, the machine became clogged as a result of an obstruction. Without implementing any lockout/tagout procedures, the employee entered a chute of the machine through a small window, measuring 24 inches by 14 inches, to remove the obstruction. Obstructions were typically removed from the machines large rollers by using tools/equipment such as a pry bar, chisel, sledge hammer, jack hammer, potato rake, and pressure washer, but workers always were required to enter the chute to accomplish this task. As the employee was inside the chute, a coworker manually opened the turbine steam valve that causes the rollers to turn. The employee was crushed by the machines rollers before he could escape through the chute opening. The employee was killed.
Keywords: Confined Space, Crushed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Roller--Mach/Part
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 952524.015 | 33 | M | Fatality | Supervisors, extractive occupations |