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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 100664077 - Skw Alloys Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Buffalo Area Office
Site Address:
Skw Alloys Inc.
3801 Highland Avenue
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:3313
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/19/1987
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/18/1987
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360524300 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $2,880 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,880 |
| Current Penalty | $1,235 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,235 |
| FTA Penalty | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $1,100 | $0 | $2,300 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100022 C | 05/26/1987 | 07/24/1987 | $320 | $540 | $1,200 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100179 K01 II | 05/26/1987 | 05/29/1987 | $810 | $810 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 3. | 01003A | Serious | 19100179 L01 | 05/26/1987 | 06/26/1987 | $485 | $810 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01003B | Serious | 19100179 L03 II | 05/26/1987 | 06/26/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 01004 | Serious | 19100179 M03 VI | 05/26/1987 | 06/05/1987 | $430 | $720 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 02001 | Other | 19040002 A | 05/26/1987 | 06/01/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 7. | 02002 | Other | 19100179 B05 | 05/26/1987 | 06/12/1987 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 | - | ||
| 8. | 02003 | Other | 19100179 J03 | 05/26/1987 | 06/26/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 9. | 02004 | Other | 19101200 G08 | 05/26/1987 | 06/05/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 10. | 02005 | Other | 19101200 H | 05/26/1987 | 06/26/1987 | $0 | $0 | $100 | - |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1, A CRANE OPERATOR, WAS LIFTING A LADLE OF MOLTEN METAL FROM A FURNACE PIT USING THE MAIN HOIST OF A REMOTE CONTROLLED, 75 TON, P 1/2 H OVERHEAD CRANE. A SECOND RADIO FREQUENCY UNIT IS USED TO MOVE HEAT CURTAINS AROUND A FURNACE ADJACENT TO THE ONE SERVICED BY THIS CRANE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING AT THE EDGE OF THE PIT IN FRONT OF THE LADLE, WHERE HE COULD SEE BOTH LIFTING LUGS OF THE LADLE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING TO HIS LEFT WAITING TO HOOK UP THE DOUBLE LEG SLING ON THE AUXILIARY HOIST TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LADLE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOWERING THE MAIN HOIST LOAD BLOCK, WITH SPANNER BAR AND HOOKS, TOWARDS THE LIFTING LUGS OF THE LADLE WHEN THE AUXILIARY HOIST, DIRECTLY ABOVE HIM, WAS ACTIVATED. THE LOWER BLOCK OF THE AUXILIARY HOIST WENT THROUGH THE UPPER LIMIT SWITCH AND PARTED THE HOIST CABLE. THE BLOCK AND CHAIN SLING FELL TO THE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HIT ON THE LEGS BY THE BLOCK AND SLING. HE FELL BACKWARDS, FRACTURING HIS SKULL. THERE WERE PREVIOUS INSTANCES WHEN THE UPPER LIMIT SWITCH HAD NOT FUNCTIONED WHEN THE RADIO FREQUENCY EQUIPMENT HAD BEEN ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, HOIST, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100664077 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |