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Inspection: 102075744 - Westvaco - Kraft Div.
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Inspection Information - Office: South Carolina Priv | ||||
| Nr: 102075744 | Report ID: 0454510 | Open Date: 08/19/1985 | ||
| Westvaco - Kraft Div. | ||||
| Virginia Avenue N. Charleston, SC 29406 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 2621/Paper Mills | ||||
| Mailing: 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 10/15/1985 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 03/11/1986 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360776801 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deleted | 1. | 01001 | Serious | 10012 A | 10/28/1985 | 10/31/1985 | $560 | $560 | $0 | 11/18/1985 | F - Formal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 734392 | Event: 08/05/1985 | Employee Burned To Death By Steam From Ruptured Line | ||||
| EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WALKING DOWN A PASSAGEWAY, ENROUTE TO THE REST ROOM, WHEN A NEARBY STEAM LINE RUPTURED. THE STEAM, UNDER 300 PSI PRESSURE, INFLICTED SEVERE BURNS TO HIS ENTIRE BODY. THE STEAM LINE HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN 1962 AND WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWO BELLOW-TYPE EXPANSION JOINTS. THE LINE WAS OF THE OVERHEAD TYPE, HAVING WELDED STEEL BRACKETS FOR SUPPORTS. THE WELDS GAVE WAY, CAUSING THE STEAM LINE TO RUPTURE. THE LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE BACK SIDE OF PEEPER MACHINE #2. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, rupture, steam, high pressure, pipe | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 102075744 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Helpers, mechanics and repairers | ||