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Inspection: 105421663 - Georgetown Steel Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

 

Inspection Nr: 105421663
Report ID: 0454510
Date Opened: 07/10/1987

Site Address:
Georgetown Steel Corporation
Fraser St.
Georgetown, SC 29440

Mailing Address:
1901 Roxborough Rd., Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 25211

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/14/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/27/1987

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360776074

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 734459
Event: 07/08/1987
Employee killed when caught between launders

Employee #1 was cleaning slag from the #1 launder on the casting floor. He was standing between the #1 and #2 launders when a coworker started moving the ladle car out. The west end of the moving ladle car hit the #2 launder, and Employee #1 was caught between the #1 and #2 launders. He sustained crushing injuries to his chest and was killed. The ladle car travels 7 ft 6 in. per minute.

Keywords: CHEST, PINNED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 105421663 Fatality Other Molding and casting machine operators
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