Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304000474 - Insteel Wire Products Company

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Nashville Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 304000474

Report ID: 0454712

Date Opened: 11/09/2000

Site Address:
Insteel Wire Products Company
638 Rappahonnock Dr.
Gallatin, TN 37066

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3496

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/09/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/14/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100620962

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,800
Current Penalty	$2,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,800
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	503010501	05/03/2001	06/05/2001	$2,800	$2,800	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200621183

Event: 11/08/2000

Employee killed when welding machine overturns

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on November 8, 2000, Employee #1 was working in a wire drawing area. He had made a weld on a Jackson welding machine and was preparing another bale of wire when the machine's lights and alarms began to go off. Employee #1 and a nearby coworker went to assess the situation. Employee #1 released the left clamp and then left the work area to shut down the machine. He hit the SLOW TO STOP switch located near the end of the production line, then entered the hazardous area to find out what was wrong. The additional tension being placed upon the welding machine by the wire caused it to overturn. The machine struck Employee #1 from behind, pinning him against the right pay off stand. He suffered a fractured neck and other injuries that resulted in his death.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, WELDING, WIRE DRAWING MACHINE, NECK, STRUCK BY, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304000474			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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