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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 306505215 - Wilkes Steel, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Winston-Salem
Site Address:
Wilkes Steel, Inc.
117 Maple Street
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1108, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1522
NAICS: 236116/New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/17/2003
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: S:Program Improvements
Case Closed: 06/30/2004
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100072180 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,050 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,050 |
| Current Penalty | $800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $800 |
| 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 | 03/19/2004 | 05/05/2004 | $800 | $1,050 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 2:00 p.m. on December 03, 2004, Employees #1 and #2 were working out in the scrap metal processing yard, separating the scrap metal as it continued down the shaker conveyor belt. Employees #1 and #2 were approximately 25 ft and 31 ft away from the baling shear when a liquefied petroleum (LP) gas attachment tank was moved into position to be cut by the baling shear (Harris Model-BSH-550 LH, Serial Number 580). When the baling shear moved down to cut into the tank's outer metal skin, a white-looking cloud of spray released low to the ground. It ignited, with red and orange flames coming out from the LP tank and baling shear directly towards Employees #1 and #2. They sustained 1st and 2nd degree burns from the heat and flames. Employees #1 and #2 were taken to the North Wilkesboro Hospital in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, for medical treatment. Employee #2 was treated and released. Employee #1 was taken by an air care to Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem, North Carolina, for further treatment.
Keywords: BURN, HEAT, SHEAR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, GAS, PETROLEUM NAPHTHA, EXPLOSION, TANK
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 306505215 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Laborers, except construction | ||
| 2 | 306505215 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Laborers, except construction |