Inspection Detail
Inspection: 309475978 - Austin Powder Company
Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office
Site Address:
Austin Powder Company
East Street
Masontown, WV 26542
Mailing Address:
25800 Science Park Drive, Cleveland, OH 44122
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2892
NAICS: 325920/Explosives Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/13/2007
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/05/2008
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 100631597 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $0 | $63,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $63,000 |
Current Penalty | $6,300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,300 |
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 | 19100023 C01 | 10/31/2007 | 09/05/2008 | $6,300 | $63,000 | $0 | 11/21/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 7:30 on June 12, 2007, Employee #1, a truck driver, was working at the jobsite transferring an emulsion product from the delivery truck into a storage trailer. He notified the office of his position at the trailer and began working alone. It appeared that he was working on the top of the storage trailer, trying to place the transfer hose from the delivery truck into the hatch of the storage trailer when he fell off. A coworker arrived at his site approximately 15 minutes later and found him on the ground next to the storage trailer, in line with the open hatch. Employee #1 was unresponsive, so the coworker called for help. Other employees arrived and began CPR until the emergency response service appeared on the scene. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the site.
Keywords: HEAD, HATCH, STORAGE TANK, HOSE, FALL, WORK SURFACE, TRUCK DRIVER
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 309475978 | Fatality | Other | Truck drivers, heavy |