Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101209732 - Collins & Aikman Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101209732

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 03/26/1987

Site Address:
Collins & Aikman Inc.
1210 Royal Drive
Dalton, GA 30720

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1447, Dalton, GA 30722

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2273

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/26/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/21/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360145726

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$420
Current Penalty	$420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$420
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 A07	04/22/1987	04/25/1987	$420	$420	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 607978

Event: 03/10/1987

Employee dies after falling into hot water

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on March 10, 1987, Employee #1, a skein dye beck unit operator, was walking behind a carpet dye beck unit in a carpet mill when he fell through a 58-in. by 15-ft opening in the floor into hot water. The floor was being replaced, and the maintenance workers had placed an unsecured piece of 2-in. angle iron about 38 in. above the floor and 50 in. from the opening to serve as a barrier. Employee #1's vision was obscured by steam created by hot water being dumped from two beck units at the same time. He died 13 days later from third-degree burns over the lower half of his body. There were no eyewitnesses and no police or fire department reports.

Keywords: BURN, UNSECURED, BARRIER GUARD, STEAM, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, HOT WATER, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101209732			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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