Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106570112 - Kirchner Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Saint Louis Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106570112

Report ID: 0729300

Date Opened: 12/05/1988

Site Address:
Kirchner Industries, Inc.
12901 St. Charles Rock Rd
Bridgeton, MO 63044

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3271

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/13/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/27/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360339022

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	10	1		5		16
Current Violations	10	1		5		16
Initial Penalty	$5,200	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$9,200
Current Penalty	$2,100	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$3,100
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	01/19/1989	03/13/1989	$450	$900	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100023 C01	01/19/1989	01/27/1989	$150	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100303 F	01/19/1989	03/13/1989	$0	$700	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100132 A	01/19/1989	02/28/1989	$350	$700	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100212 A03 II	01/19/1989	03/13/1989	$300	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19100215 B09	01/19/1989	03/13/1989	$0	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19100219 B01	01/19/1989	02/27/1989	$200	$400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01008A	Serious	19100219 D01	01/19/1989	02/27/1989	$250	$500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01008B	Serious	19100219 E01	01/19/1989	02/27/1989	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	01008C	Serious	19100219 E03 I	01/19/1989	02/27/1989	$0	$0	$0	-
11.	01009	Serious	19100219 F01	01/19/1989	02/27/1989	$200	$400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01010	Serious	19100219 F03	01/19/1989	02/27/1989	$200	$400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	02001	Willful	19100219 F03	01/19/1989	02/27/1989	$1,000	$4,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	03001	Other	19100037 F02	01/19/1989	03/13/1989	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	03002	Other	19100037 K02	01/19/1989	01/27/1989	$0	$0	$0	-
16.	03003	Other	19100038 A01	01/19/1989	03/13/1989	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
17.	03004	Other	19100219 C04 I	01/19/1989	02/27/1989	$0	$0	$0	-
18.	03005	Other	19100304 A02	01/19/1989	02/22/1989	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14424063

Event: 12/05/1988

Employee killed when crushed inside cement mixer

Employee #1 was cleaning out a 52 cubic yard stationary cement mixer. He had locked out the safety switch, but had left the key to the lock in the area before entering the machine. While Employee #1 was in the mixer, a coworker removed the lock, turned the safety switch to 'on,' and actuated the machine at the control panel. Employee #1 was crushed and killed in the cement mixer.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONCRETE MIXER, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106570112			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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