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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1320175 - Valley Ready Mix Concrete Company
Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office
Site Address:
Valley Ready Mix Concrete Company
1911 West Wisconsin
Appleton, WI 54914
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3273
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/02/1984
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/23/1985
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360540207 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $420 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $420 |
| Current Penalty | $420 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $420 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 | 08/24/1984 | 09/28/1984 | $420 | $420 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 19100134 C | 08/24/1984 | 09/12/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
ON JULY 24, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BURIED IN CEMENT POWDER WHILE CLEANING OUT A CEMENT BIN. IT WAS NOT A NORMAL OPERATION TO CLEAN OUT THE CEMENT BIN. IT WAS BEING CLEANED BECAUSE OF A RECENTLY DISCOVERED WATER LEAK. AFTER THE LEAK WAS REPAIRED ALL OF THE CEMENT POWDER WAS BEING EMPTIED FROM THE BIN. EMPLOYEE #1 WENT INTO THE BIN SEVERAL TIMES TO BREAK UP CHUNKS OF CEMENT, HELPING THE POWDER FLOW OUT OF THE LOWER CHUTE GATE. WHENEVER HE ENTERED THE BIN EMPLOYEE #1 WORE A SAFETY BELT WITH AN ATTACHED ROPE, HELD IN CONSTANT TENSION BY AN OBSERVER AT THE TOP. THE INSIDE OF THE TANK HAD SEVERAL FLANGES WHICH ENABLED SOME OF THE CEMENT POWDER TO STICK TO THE INNER WALLS. SINCE THE BELT WAS UNDER CONSTANT TENSION, IT WAS SPECULATED THAT THE CEMENT LEFT ON THE FLANGES AND THE WALLS ABOVE AND ADJACENT TO THE EMPLOYEE CAVED IN AND COMPLETELY SUBMERGED HIM. IT TOOK RESCUERS NEARLY TWO HOURS TO FREE HIS BODY FROM THE BIN, AS THE POWDER KEPT COLLAPSING AROUND HIM.
Keywords: CEMENT POWDER, SUFFOCATED, SAFETY BELT, BRIDGED MATERIAL, BURIED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1320175 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |