Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103077939 - Thomas Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103077939

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 05/20/1987

Site Address:
Thomas Industries, Inc.
1419 Illinois Ave.
Sheboygan, WI 53082

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 29, Sheboygan, WI 53082

Union Status: Union

SIC:3563

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/24/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/10/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360540611

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,260	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,260
Current Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$450
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	08/06/1987	12/12/1987	$450	$450	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A03 II	08/06/1987	08/09/1987	$810	$810	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 851097

Event: 05/20/1987

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH IN A DIE CAST MACHINE

EMPLOYEE #1, A DIE CASTING MACHINE OPERATOR, WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH IN THE MACHINE'S DIE WHILE SCRAPING FLASHING IN THE DIE AREA. HE TRIPPED THE CONTROLS THAT CLOSED THE CORES AND RELEASED THE SAFETY DIE RESTRAINT. HE THEN REACHED INTO THE DIE. THE MACHINE CYCLED (MALFUNCTIONED), CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1. THE MACHINE WAS TESTED LATER AND FOUND TO BE MALFUNCTIONING (THE MECHANICAL SAFETY RESTRAINT LATCH WAS STICKING IN THE OPEN POSITION). THIS ALLOWED THE SAFETY RESTRAINT TO RELEASE BEFORE THE OPERATOR CYCLED THE CLOSING OF THE DIE.

Keywords: DIE, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, DIE CASTING MACHINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103077939			Fatality	Amputation	Molding and casting machine operators

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