Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1219476 - Hercules Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1219476

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 11/18/1985

Site Address:
Hercules Inc.
Cook Street
Brunswick, GA 31520

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1517, Brunswick, GA 31520

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2861

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/27/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/28/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360147037

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	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 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	01/08/1986	02/08/1986	$800	$800	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14352249

Event: 11/17/1985

WOOD CHIP PILE COLLAPSED ONTO EMPLOYEE; HE SUFFOCATED

AT APPROXIMATELY 4:45 AM ON NOVEMBER 17, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSIDE A 30 FOOT BY 50 FOOT BUILDING USED AS A STORAGE BIN FOR WOOD CHIPS. HE WAS USING A STEEL RAKE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISLODGE CHIPS, WHICH WERE CLINGING TO THE SIDE OF THE BIN. THE CHIPS WERE FED INTO THE BIN ON AN OVERHEAD CONVEYOR, AND TAKEN FROM THE BIN FOR USE AS BOILER FUEL BY A DRAG CONVEYOR LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BIN. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SENT INTO THE BIN TO DISLODGE THE CHIPS BECAUSE THEY WERE NO LONGER FEEDING INTO THE DRAG CONVEYOR. WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DISLODGING THE CHIPS THEY COLLAPSED ONTO HIM AND BURIED HIM. (THE CHIPS WERE PILED UP 15 TO 20 FEET.) THE EMPLOYEE WAS SUFFOCATED.

Keywords: WOOD CHIPS, COLLAPSE, STORAGE BIN, SUFFOCATED, FLOWING MATERIAL, BRIDGED MATERIAL, BURIED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1219476			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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