Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108825472 - River Recycling, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 108825472

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 09/04/1993

Site Address:
River Recycling, Inc.
4195 Bradley Road
Cleveland, OH 44109

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3341

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/06/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/01/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361103906

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	11			1		12
Current Violations	11			1		12
Initial Penalty	$11,850	$0	$0	$300	$0	$12,150
Current Penalty	$7,350	$0	$0	$300	$0	$7,650
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	19100023 C03	11/08/1993	12/03/1993	$600	$600	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 A	11/08/1993	11/23/1993	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003A	Serious	19100146 C01	11/08/1993	02/10/1994	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003B	Serious	19100146 C02 I	11/08/1993	02/10/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004A	Serious	19100146 C04	11/08/1993	02/10/1994	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01004B	Serious	19100146 C04	11/08/1993	02/10/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	01004C	Serious	19100146 E03	11/08/1993	02/10/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01005A	Serious	19100146 D02	11/08/1993	02/10/1994	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01005B	Serious	19100146 D04 VI	11/08/1993	02/10/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	01005C	Serious	19100146 D05 I	11/08/1993	02/10/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
11.	01006A	Serious	19100146 D06	11/08/1993	02/10/1994	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01006B	Serious	19100146 D08	11/08/1993	02/10/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
13.	01006C	Serious	19100146 G01	11/08/1993	02/10/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
14.	01007	Serious	19100146 D09	11/08/1993	02/10/1994	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01008	Serious	19100147 C04 I	11/08/1993	12/28/1993	$600	$600	$0	-
16.	01009	Serious	19100147 C07 I	11/08/1993	12/28/1993	$600	$600	$0	-
17.	01010	Serious	19100219 F03	11/08/1993	11/23/1993	$600	$600	$0	-
18.	01011	Serious	19101200 H02 IV	11/08/1993	02/10/1994	$450	$450	$0	-
19.	02001	Other	19101200 E01	11/08/1993	02/10/1994	$300	$300	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 688374

Event: 09/04/1993

Employee killed when congealed metal falls from furnace roof

Employee #1 climbed inside a cooled-down hot metal smelting furnace to chip off the ram/flux around the charging door and lip liner. A mass of congested metal and ram/flux, probably loosened by vibration from the air hammer, fell on him, crushing his trunk and head. Employee #1 died of traumatic asphyxia.

Keywords: FURNACE, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, METAL BAR, ASPHYXIATED, TORSO, VIBRATIONS, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108825472			Fatality	Asphyxia	Machinery maintenance occupations

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