Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108955840 - Aliceville Cotton Mill Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 108955840

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 11/03/1992

Site Address:
Aliceville Cotton Mill Inc.
315 Alabama St.
Aliceville, AL 35442

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2281

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/03/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/06/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360792022

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,600
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	19100028 A01	11/19/1992	11/25/1992	$750	$975	$0	11/27/1992	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100176 B	11/19/1992	11/25/1992	$1,250	$1,625	$0	11/27/1992	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14545875

Event: 10/31/1992

Employee killed when skull crushed by falling bale

At approximately 8:15 a.m. on October 31, 1992, Employee #1 was inventorying cotton bales in a warehouse. He positioned himself near the base of an 8 ft high stack of bales to copy the numbers and weights that a coworker was calling out to him. The top two bales of the stack fell, and at least one of them struck Employee #1's head and crushed his skull. Employee #1 was killed at the scene.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WAREHOUSE, CRUSHED, SKULL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, COTTON

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108955840			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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