Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105456214 - Springs Industries, Granby Mills

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

Inspection Nr: 105456214

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 05/23/1988

Site Address:
Springs Industries, Granby Mills
600 Heyward St.
Columbia, SC 29201

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 207, Columbia, SC 29202

Union Status: Union

SIC:2211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/07/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/12/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360110993

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
Current Penalty	$163	$0	$0	$0	$0	$163
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	19100303 B01	06/17/1988	06/20/1988	$163	$490	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 801787

Event: 05/22/1988

ELECTRIC SHOCK - FAILURE TO TEST FOR LOCKOUT CONDITION

AN EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A METAL SCAFFOLD ON A CONCRETE FLOOR, REMOVING OLD ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS FROM A JUNCTION BOX. THERE WERE 36 CONDUCTORS IN THE BOX. THE CONDUCTORS WERE THOUGHT TO BE DEENERGIZED AND LOCKED OUT. UNFORTUNATELY, ONE 575-VOLT, 600-AMPERE CIRCUIT WAS NOT DEENERGIZED, AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE CONTACTED ONE OF THE CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS. THE CONDUCTORS HAD NOT BEEN TESTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE ACTUALLY DEENERGIZED.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRICAL BOX

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105456214			Fatality	Electric Shock	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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