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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 14987994 - Rexham Corporation Pineville Plant
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh
Site Address:
Rexham Corporation Pineville Plant
1700 Industrial Drive
Pine Ville, NC 28134
Mailing Address:
Po Box 240007, Charlotte, NC 28224
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2657
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/27/1984
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/17/1987
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360610273 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $420 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $420 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | 19100106 E02 IVC | 12/19/1984 | 11/27/1984 | $420 | $420 | $0 | 01/09/1985 | R - Review Commission | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
ON NOVEMBER 6, 1984, AT 4:20 PM, EMPLOYEES #1-6 WERE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL TO THE CLUTCH OF A ROYAL ZENITH PLANETA SUPER VARIANT OFFSET PRESS. THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE GLAZE FROM THE CLUTCH TO PREVENT IT FROM SLIPPING. AS EMPLOYEE #1 PLACED THE COVER PLATE OVER THE CLUTCH, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT UNIT ONE, OVER THE CLUTCH, AND UNIT SEVEN, AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE MACHINE. EMPLOYEES #1-6 RECEIVED BURNS AND FRACTURES FROM THE FLYING DEBRIS. EMPLOYEES #7-9 WERE AT THE DISCHARGE END OF A MIEHLE 6 COLOR PRESS WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET FROM UNIT 7 OF THE ZENITH PRESS. THESE THREE EMPLOYEES WERE STRUCK BY FLYING METAL FROM THE COVER OF THE EXPLODING GEAR BOX. EMPLOYEE #10 WAS AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE MIEHLE 6 COLOR PRESS. HIS CHEST WAS STRAINED AS A RESULT OF THE BLAST IMPACT FROM UNIT ONE OF THE ROYAL ZENITH PRESS.
Keywords: BURN, CHEST, FRACTURE, PRINTING PRESS, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, CLUTCH, FIRE, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14987994 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Supervisors, mechanics and repairers | ||
| 2 | 14987994 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Supervisors, production occupations | ||
| 3 | 14987994 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 4 | 14987994 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 5 | 14987994 | Non Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Managers and administrators, n.e.c | ||
| 6 | 14987994 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Chief exec's & gen'l administrators, public admin. | ||
| 7 | 14987994 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Printing machine operators | ||
| 8 | 14987994 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Printing machine operators | ||
| 9 | 14987994 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Printing machine operators | ||
| 10 | 14987994 | Non Hospitalized injury | Strain/Sprain | Printing machine operators |