Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 994772.015 - Snyder Brick And Block

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 994772.015

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 09/11/2014

Site Address:
Snyder Brick And Block
3180 Valley View Drive
Columbus, OH 43204

Mailing Address:
2301 W Dorothy Ln, Dayton, OH 45439

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 327331/Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/11/2014

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/17/2015

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	907704

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
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	$4,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,900
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	19100146 C01	01/15/2015	03/20/2015	$4,900	$7,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 67869.015

Event: 09/10/2014

Employee is engulfed in sand hopper and dies

At 2:45 p.m. on September 10, 2014, an employee was painting the inside of a sand hopper that measured approximately 13 by 13 square feet. His assignment was to paint the masonry wall at either end of the aggregate hoppers. There were three aggregate hoppers, including one for sand. The hoppers were all gravity feed and was loaded by a front end loader on the open side of the hopper. The open side of the hoppers had a half wall in front that measured approximately 4.25 feet. The sand in the hopper would fall onto a conveyor that took the sand inside the building to the production area to make bricks and blocks. The plant manager was working inside and noticed the sand was no longer coming in on the conveyor. When he went outside to investigate, he discovered the employees shoes sticking out of the sand hopper. Emergency services were contacted and, upon arrival, extracted the employee from the hopper. However, the worker was already dead.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Confined Space, Hopper, Sand

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	994772.015	76	M	Fatality

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