Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107929648 - R & R Plastics

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 107929648

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 08/10/1989

Site Address:
R & R Plastics
4th Rd, Kingsbury Industrial Park
Kingsbury, IN 46345

Mailing Address:
Po Box 303, Kingsbury, IN 46345

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3082

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/18/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/09/1989

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1			1
Current Violations			1			1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$0	$1,500
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	Repeat	19100304 F04	10/27/1989	10/30/1989	$1,500	$2,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 981209

Event: 08/10/1989

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN PLASTIC MOLDING MACHINE

AN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A WATER HEATER (IMS, SERIAL NO. 523853616) ON A TOSHIBA MODEL ISE 170-9A PLASTIC INJECTOR MOLDING MACHINE (SERIAL NO. 557702). THE EXISTING WATER HEATER APPARENTLY DEVELOPED A GROUND FAULT WHEN THE HEATING COIL FAILED. THE WATER HEATER, WHICH WAS CONNECTED BY A FLEXIBLE CORD OFF A PIGTAIL FROM THE MOLDING MACHINE, WAS WIRED CORRECTLY, EXCEPT THAT THE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR ON THE PIGTAIL HAD NOT BEEN CONNECTED. THE MOLDING MACHINE AND THE WATER HEATER WERE SUPPLIED BY A 3-PHASE, 480-VOLT, 100-AMPERE CIRCUIT. THE FUSES PROTECTING THE CIRCUIT DID NOT OPEN ON THE GROUND FAULT. THE EMPLOYEE TOUCHED THE ENERGIZED PORTION OF THE WATER HEATER WHILE HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUNDED MOLDING MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. HE HAD BURN MARKS ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND ON HIS LEGS ABOVE THE KNEES.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107929648			Fatality	Electric Shock	Machinery maintenance occupations

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