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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 3045861 - Weyerhaeuser Company
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh
Site Address:
Weyerhaeuser Company
Streets Ferry Road
New Bern, NC 28560
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 1392, New Bern, NC 28560
Union Status: Union
SIC:2611
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/06/1988
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/25/1988
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360262364 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| Current Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| 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 | 95012901 | 08/11/1988 | 08/09/1988 | $560 | $560 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employees #1 through #9 were performing repairs on a pump in the vicinity of a 90 ft high by 16 ft in diameter above-ground atmospheric tank that contained approximately 450 tons of wood pulp and water. The tank, which was constructed of mild steel plate, ruptured, and the employees were enveloped and suffocated. They underwent physical trauma from being violently forced into stationary objects in the work area. Employee #1 was killed and Employees #2 through #5 were hospitalized. The cause of the failure (rupture) was a reduction in the wall plate thickness of the tank as a result of long term corrosion on its exterior.
Keywords: REPAIR, INADEQUATE MAINT, SUFFOCATED, STRUCK AGAINST, RUPTURE, CORROSION, TANK
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3045861 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 2 | 3045861 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 3 | 3045861 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 4 | 3045861 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 5 | 3045861 | Non Hospitalized injury | Strain/Sprain | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 6 | 3045861 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 7 | 3045861 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 8 | 3045861 | Non Hospitalized injury | Dislocation | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 9 | 3045861 | Non Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Machinery maintenance occupations |