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Inspection Information - Office: South Carolina Priv | ||||
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| Nr: 301775615 | Report ID: 0454510 | Open Date: 09/23/1997 | ||
| North Charleston Sewer District | ||||
| 7225 Stall Rd. North Charleston, SC 29419 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 4952/Sewerage Systems | ||||
| Mailing: 7225 Stall Rd., North Charleston, SC 29419 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | LocalGovt | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 10/23/1997 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 01/05/2011 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 362627820 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $385 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $385 |
| Current Penalty | $385 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $385 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 10012 A | 11/07/1997 | 11/28/1997 | $385 | $385 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 735423 | Event: 09/18/1997 | Employee Injured In Fall Into Basin At Wastewater Plant | ||||
| Employee #1, a wastewater treatment operator trainee, was conducting a routine water test at a secondary gallery distribution box (basin) at a sewer treatment plant. The 60 ft by 40 ft by 18 ft deep box was a below-ground chamber enclosed by a concrete slab and filled with approximately 12 ft of water. Employee #1 was stepping onto a 49 by 24 in. section of grate (one section of a grid) covering the box when the section moved from its outer support channel and fell into the basin. He remained conscious and held onto a cable inside the box for approximately 2 hours, when he was pulled out by fellow operators. Employee #1 was wearing a hardhat and rubber gloves and was using a handheld dissolved oxygen meter. He threw his hardhat onto the ground above the box, where it was discovered by rescuers. Employee #1 was hospitalized with strains, abrasions, numbness of his right shoulder and forearm, and an infected lung. A hepatitis vaccine was also administered. | ||||||
| Keywords: lung, cover, unsecured, work rules, grating, waste proc fac, abrasion, unstable surface, fall, sprain | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 301775615 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Water and sewage treatment plant operators | ||