Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115690562 - Macalloy Corporation

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

Inspection Nr: 115690562

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 09/22/1992

Site Address:
Macalloy Corporation
1800 Pittsburgh Avenue
North Charleston, SC 29405

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 130, Charleston, SC 29402

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/12/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/11/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360497481

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,625
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100212 A01	12/04/1992	12/09/1992	$1,625	$1,625	$0	12/09/1992	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 909176

Event: 09/21/1992

Employee killed when caught in auger conveyor

Employee #1 was operating a slurry pit, which is fed by a 10 in. screw auger in an 18 in. by 15 in. deep enclosed metal chute. The chute transfers dust from bins to the pit. The screw auger is powered by a 10 horsepower motor with a final drive at 17 to 22 rpm. Employee #1 was found trapped in a screw conveyor opening. The cover to the opening was found lying on the catwalk beside the conveyor. Employee #1's right leg was amputated below the knee and his arms and hands had been caught in the auger and mangled. Employee #1 subsequently died of blood loss. The conveyor chute is 57 ft long with hinged and nonhinged covers located between three down chutes (feed). The covers are secured with nuts and bolts. The 26 in. by 18 in. chute cover missing from the opening was nonhinged with 4 bolt holes; it should have been in place.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, COVER, LOSS OF BLOOD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, AUGER, ARM, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115690562			Fatality	Amputation	Separating, filtering & clarifying mach. operators

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