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Inspection: 103280178 - Laclede Steel Company

Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 103280178
Report ID: 0524530
Date Opened: 10/01/1993

Site Address:
Laclede Steel Company
Cut Street And Route 3
Alton, IL 62002

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2576, Alton, IL 62002

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/21/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/07/1994

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360385470
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 1 2 5
Current Violations 2 1 2 5
Initial Penalty $5,500 $35,000 $0 $1,000 $0 $41,500
Current Penalty $5,500 $23,500 $0 $1,000 $0 $30,000
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 19100133 A01 01/06/1994 01/13/1994 $3,500 $3,500 $0 01/31/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 19100212 A01 01/06/1994 01/13/1994 $2,000 $2,000 $0 01/31/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
3. 02001A Willful 19100212 A01 01/06/1994 02/10/1994 $23,500 $35,000 $0 01/31/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
4. 02001B Willful 19100212 A01 01/06/1994 02/10/1994 $0 $0 $0 01/31/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
5. 03001 Other 19040004 01/06/1994 01/13/1994 $1,000 $1,000 $0 01/31/1994 F - Formal Settlement  
6. 03002 Other 19100147 C04 II 01/06/1994 01/21/1994 $0 $0 $0 01/31/1994 F - Formal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14383384
Event: 09/29/1993
Employee dies when brain punctured by wire rod end

Employee #1 was operating a wire rod drawing machine (bullblock). The rod enters the die block to be drawn down in diameter, then exits at a smaller diameter and recoils on the bullblock machine head, which turns at up to 750 rpm. The metal guard around the rotating head was insufficient to keep the rod end from flying out over the guard. Employee #1 was standing by the machine head when the rod end whipped out over the guard in a lasso-type rotation and struck him. The rod end punctured Employee #1's head just above his ear canal, then exited and recoiled on the machine. Employee #1 was killed by a 4 in. long puncture in his brain.

Keywords: EJECTED, HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, BRAIN, UNGUARDED, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 103280178 Fatality Puncture Occupation not reported
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