Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309452357 - Rea Contracting Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Charlotte

Inspection Nr: 309452357

Report ID: 0453730

Date Opened: 11/10/2005

Site Address:
Rea Contracting Llc
208 Quarry Rd
Kings Mountain, NC 28086

Mailing Address:
8205 Wilkinson Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28214

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2951

NAICS: 324121/Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/11/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102095585

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
Current Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	95012901	04/21/2006	05/03/2006	$6,300	$6,300	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202077186

Event: 11/10/2005

Employee Is Killed When Asphalt Plant Duct Explodes

Employee #1 was operating a hot mix asphalt plant using a SJPO 1580E Hauck Power Star burner with an Astec 90-005 double-barrel drum mixer, and a RA318P Roto-Aire CMI-Terex baghouse. The asphalt mix was not heating properly and there was an increasing pressure drop across the baghouse. The employee was walking alongside the plant from the mixer toward the baghouse checking for a problem when the exhaust duct between the asphalt mixer and the baghouse exploded. A piece of the duct struck the employee and killed him. Further investigation revealed that the explosion was the result of poor air flow through the hot mix asphalt plant.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DUCT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, ASPHALT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309452357			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, production occupations

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