Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107908568 - Combustion Engineering Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Chattanooga Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 107908568

Report ID: 0454713

Date Opened: 05/22/1989

Site Address:
Combustion Engineering Inc
911 W. Main Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3443

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/22/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/17/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	71607527	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19100110 H12	05/25/1989	05/30/1989	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 977694

Event: 05/22/1989

Employee killed when struck by flying steel pipe elbow

Employee #1 was preparing to make a cut on a steel pipe elbow that was approximately 56 in. long by 20 1/2 in. in diameter and estimated to weigh 1,500 to 2,000 lb. The work piece was held in a steel cradle that was mounted on the table of a Toshiba Shibaura CNC vertical mill #7838. The work piece broke free from the cradle, apparently from excessive machine rpm, and was thrown from the machine. Employee #1, who was standing at a moveable panel approximately 4 ft away, was struck and suffered multiple injuries to the head, chest, and abdomen from which he died. This mill was equipped with an override control that controlled the table rpm. When turned down past the lowest setting (50 percent of maximum cutting rpm) the machine would automatically speed up to the maximum rpm. This is assumed to be the cause of the excessive rpm.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, ABDOMEN, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107908568			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machinists

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