Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109829259 - A-1 Machining Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109829259

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 10/08/1992

Site Address:
A-1 Machining Company, Inc.
235 John Downey Drive
New Britain, CT 06051

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3999

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/03/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/22/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360167720
Referral	901450593	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,250
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	Serious	19100212 A01	03/25/1993	03/31/1993	$2,250	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170034029

Event: 10/08/1992

Employee killed by flying diaphragm

Employee #1 was hit by one of two halves of a split diaphragm that weighed approximately 4,850 lb. Half of the diaphragm flew off from a vertical turret lathe while Employee #1 was cleaning. He died the next day. The securing device for the diaphragm on the VTL was inappropriate. Employee #1 had increased the machine table speed from 125 rpm to the maximum 270 rpm.

Keywords: LATHE, ROTATING PARTS, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109829259			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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