Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310373212 - Omi Refractories Llc Dba Bisco Refractories

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 310373212

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 12/11/2007

Site Address:
Omi Refractories Llc Dba Bisco Refractories
1104 East Main Street
Griffith, IN 46319

Mailing Address:
1104 E. Main Street, Griffith, IN 46319

Union Status: Union

SIC:1771

NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/11/2008

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/25/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100991843

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	2200080101 2	01/31/2008	02/05/2008	$0	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200996742

Event: 12/11/2007

Employee killed when struck by falling refractory material

On December 11, 2007, Employee #1 was spraying a new, castable-refractory lining on the North Hot Metal Mixer at #2 Q BOP US Steel. He was taking a break and was sitting on the bottom of the hot metal mixer, which was tilted at approximately 20 degrees from vertical, when a 4 ft by 4 ft by 14 in. thick, 2,000 lb piece of refractory fell from approximately 6 ft above, striking him on the back of the head. An ambulance crew from US Steel rescued Employee #1 from the mixer and transported him to Broadway Methodist Hospital--Northlake Campus, in Gary, IN, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310373212			Fatality	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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