Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304540081 - Georgia-Pacific

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Norfolk (Regional Office) - Safety 0355112

Inspection Nr: 304540081

Report ID: 0355112

Date Opened: 08/29/2001

Site Address:
Georgia-Pacific
234 Forest Road
Skippers, VA 23879

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 309, Skippers, VA 23879

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2493

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/29/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/17/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100920339

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	7	3	1			11
Current Violations	8	3				11
Initial Penalty	$33,000	$150,000	$12,500	$0	$0	$195,500
Current Penalty	$10,000	$90,000	$0	$0	$0	$100,000
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
1.	01001	Willful	19100023 A02	02/14/2002	04/03/2002	$30,000	$50,000	$0	03/05/2002	1 - State Lower Court
2.	01002	Willful	19100023 C03	02/14/2002	02/20/2002	$30,000	$50,000	$0	03/05/2002	1 - State Lower Court
3.	01003	Willful	19100147 C04 II	02/14/2002	03/20/2002	$30,000	$50,000	$0	03/05/2002	1 - State Lower Court
4.	02001	Serious	19100180 D04	02/14/2002	03/13/2002	$3,000	$12,500	$0	03/05/2002	1 - State Lower Court
5.	03001	Serious	19100023 A08 II	02/14/2002	02/20/2002	$1,000	$5,000	$0	03/05/2002	1 - State Lower Court
6.	03002	Serious	19100147 C06 I	02/14/2002	03/14/2002	$1,000	$5,000	$0	03/05/2002	1 - State Lower Court
7.	03003	Serious	19100147 D02	02/14/2002	03/20/2002	$1,000	$7,000	$0	03/05/2002	1 - State Lower Court
8.	03004	Serious	19100147 D04 I	02/14/2002	03/20/2002	$1,000	$7,000	$0	03/05/2002	1 - State Lower Court
9.	03005	Serious	19100212 A01	02/14/2002	02/20/2002	$1,000	$2,500	$0	03/05/2002	1 - State Lower Court
10.	03006A	Serious	19100219 C02 I	02/14/2002	02/20/2002	$1,000	$5,000	$0	03/05/2002	1 - State Lower Court
11.	03006B	Serious	19100219 F03	02/14/2002	02/20/2002	$0	$0	$0	03/05/2002	1 - State Lower Court
12.	03007A	Serious	19100252 A02 V	02/14/2002	02/20/2002	$1,000	$1,500	$0	03/05/2002	1 - State Lower Court
13.	03007B	Serious	19100252 B02 III	02/14/2002	02/20/2002	$0	$0	$0	03/05/2002	1 - State Lower Court
14.	03007C	Serious	19100252 B03	02/14/2002	02/20/2002	$0	$0	$0	03/05/2002	1 - State Lower Court

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200920643

Event: 08/28/2001

Employee Killed When Struck by Loader Tray

Employee #1 was installing plastic tie straps to an air line in the Number 1 loader tray when the machine activated. The loader arm pushed the loader trays toward the press and Employee #1 was struck by the chain and sprocket drive. Employee #1 was crushed between the Number 3 vertical structural support beam for the loader cage and the chain and sprocket drive of the #1 tray on the loader and was killed. The loader cage was automated and operated on an approximate three minute cycle. The machine had two local controls. One control was to operate the indexing of the loader cage and trays. The other control was to operate the loading of the loader cage and trays. Only the indexing control for the loader cage and trays was put in local control. The loading control for the loader cage and trays was still in automation on a three minute cycle. Therefore, the automation controls activated the loading of the loader cage and trays while Employee #1 was working on the air lines. The machine had not been locked out to prevent the accidental start up of the loader cage and trays.

Keywords: BEAM, CHAIN, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, LOADER, SPROCKET, STRUCK BY, AIR LINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304540081			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Machine operators, not specified

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