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Inspection: 1629567 - Laribee Wire Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1629567
Report ID: 0418100
Date Opened: 05/15/1984

Site Address:
Laribee Wire Inc
2148 American Industrial Way
Chamblee, GA 30341

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3357

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/18/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/27/1984

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360534770
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 2 3
Current Violations 1 2 3
Initial Penalty $210 $0 $0 $0 $0 $210
Current Penalty $210 $0 $0 $0 $0 $210
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 05/25/1984 06/20/1984 $210 $210 $0 -  
2. 02001 Other 19100106 E02 IVA 05/25/1984 06/06/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 02002 Other 19100305 G01 II 05/25/1984 06/06/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14542096
Event: 05/14/1984
EMPLOYEE'S HEART PIERCED BY PIECE OF FLYING COPPER WIRE

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A COPPER WIRE DRAWING MACHINE. THE COPPER WIRE IN USE WAS .0375 INCHES IN DIAMETER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ABOUT 5 FEET FROM THE GUARDED TAKE-UP REEL, OBSERVING ANOTHER MACHINE. AT THIS TIME, A WIRE BREAK OCCURRED IN EMPLOYEE #1'S MACHINE. ALL SAFETY DEVICES AND BRAKES FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. AS THE MACHINE WAS BEING BROUGHT TO A STOP, A PIECE OF WIRE LESS THAN A HALF INCH IN LENGTH PIERCED EMPLOYEE #1'S CHEST, PENETRATING HIS HEART AND LUNG. HE DIED AS A RESULT OF INTERNAL BLEEDING. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS DIFFICULTIES WITH THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT.

Keywords: CHEST, HEART, LUNG, METAL WIRE, WIRE DRAWING MACHINE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1629567 Fatality Puncture Occupation not reported
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