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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 107706103 - Automatic Castings, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office
Site Address:
Automatic Castings, Inc.
Hwy. 62 W.
Green Forest, AR 72638
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1400, Green Forest, AR 72638
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3363
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/26/1993
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/08/1994
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360935472 | ||
| Complaint | 74642166 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $7,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,500 |
| Current Penalty | $4,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100147 C04 I | 07/08/1993 | 07/12/1993 | $1,700 | $3,500 | $0 | 07/28/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100212 B | 07/08/1993 | 08/03/1993 | $1,150 | $2,000 | $0 | 07/28/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100305 J04 IIE | 07/08/1993 | 08/03/1993 | $1,150 | $2,000 | $0 | 07/28/1993 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was on the job (2nd shift) operating an aluminum die casting machine. Employee #2 was operating a trim press with his back towards the die casting machine and furnace. The die casting machine had been at the plant about a year and had been used regularly. About 10 minutes into the shift, Employee #1 opened a valve that he may have thought speeded up the shot cylinder. Instead, it activated the intensifier, or booster cylinder, on top of the shot cylinder. When it was activated, a 1 inch diameter shaft extended from it and sheared a straight hydraulic fitting/hose. The hose sprayed hydraulic oil onto both employees and onto the furnace, which ignited the hydraulic oil on the machine and on the two employees. Employees #1 and #2 were severely burned; Employee #1 died. The straight fitting was the wrong fitting; the machine could never have operated using it. At some undetermined time an elbow fitting had been removed and this straight fitting installed. It was just an accident waiting to happen as soon as the intensifier was activated.
Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, WORK RULES, FIRE, HYDRAULIC FLUID, HYDRAULIC LINE, DIE CASTING MACHINE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 107706103 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 107706103 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |