Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108732496 - Great Lakes Carbon Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 108732496

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 11/10/1994

Site Address:
Great Lakes Carbon Corporation
2 Mi. S. Of Kremlin, Ok.
Kremlin, OK 73753

Mailing Address:
Rt. #1 Box 39, Kremlin, OK 73753

Union Status: Union

SIC:2999

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/10/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/13/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361147549

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
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	5A0001	01/23/1995	01/31/1995	$7,000	$7,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 774604

Event: 11/10/1994

Employee crushed to death under falling hopper

At approximately 8:45 a.m. on November 10, 1994, Employee #1 was sacking coke briquettes at a carbon plant. The briquettes were an experimental process conducted by the company to determine the market for this form of coke. The hopper that was used to fill super sacks with the briquettes was 10 feet 7 inches high and the box was 52 inches by 72 inches at the top and 72 inches deep with a 12 inch filler neck. The hopper was approximately one half full (the amount accumulated between removing a full sack and replacing it with an empty sack) and weighed approximately 1,000 pounds. A forklift was used to hold the sacks in place while they were being filled, and to remove the full sacks and replace them with empty sacks. The hopper support was a makeshift unit constructed with inadequate footing so that it could easily tilt and be toppled if struck by the forklift. The hopper fell on Employee #1 and killed him.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108732496			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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