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Inspection Information - Office: South Carolina Priv | ||||
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| Nr: 105491120 | Report ID: 0454510 | Open Date: 05/08/1989 | ||
| Draper Corporation | ||||
| 951 S. Pine St. Spartanburg, SC 29302 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 3552/Textile Machinery | ||||
| Mailing: P. O. Box 18100, Greensboro, NC 27419 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 05/25/1989 | |
| Close Case: | 12/29/1989 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360283246 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $800 |
| Current Penalty | $800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $800 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 04001 | Serious | 10012 A | 07/24/1989 | 08/25/1989 | $800 | $800 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 674069 | Event: 05/08/1989 | Two Employees Succumbed To Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. | ||||
| On May 8, 1989, Employee #1 gave orders to two maintenance workers to replace floor grating in the cupola baghouse while it was in operation. The two refused to go in while it was operation, knowing that it was unsafe. Employee #1 then told Employee #2 to assist him in replacing the floor grating. Employee #2 took the new floor grating up to the bag house and Employee #1 followed him shortly. The maintenance shop steward went in to remove Employee #2 from the cupola baghouse and found Employee #1 kneeling in a fetal position and Employee #2 laying on the back. Employees #1 and #2 were unconscious when found. The maintenance shop steward tried to rescue Employees #1 and #2 but the emission of carbon monoxide from the cupola baghouse was overwhelming so he sought assistance. Once the Employees #1 and #2 were removed, resuscitation provided to them did not succeed. The results of blood tests showed that Employees #1 and #2 succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. | ||||||
| Keywords: unconsciousness, grating, poisoning, carbon monoxide | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 105491120 | Fatality | Poisoning(Systemic) | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 2 | 105491120 | Fatality | Poisoning(Systemic) | Supervisors, mechanics and repairers | ||