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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1115427 - Pennsylvania Power Company
Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office
Site Address:
Pennsylvania Power Company
Bruce Mansfield Plant
Shipping Port, PA 15077
Mailing Address:
P O Box 128, Shipping Port, PA 15077
Union Status: Union
SIC:4911
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/06/1984
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/05/1984
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360505275 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $900 |
| Current Penalty | $500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500 |
| 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 | 5A0001 | 08/27/1984 | 09/07/1984 | $500 | $900 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
ON JULY 4,1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 6 PM, EMPLOYEE #1, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES, WAS ENGAGED IN DISMANTLING A #55 CRUSHER-BREAKER-PLATE ASSEMBLY. THEY HAD CONNECTED A CHAIN FALL TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BREAKER-PLATE ASSEMBLY AND PUT MAXIMUM TENSION ON IT. THIS WAS DONE TO HELP IN DISMANTLING THE BREAKER-PLATE ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE LACK OF SUPERVISION, TRAINING, A JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS AND AN SOP FOR DISMANTLING THE BREAKER-PLATE, THE EMPLOYEES FAILED TO WELD A "D" RING ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE CRUSHER, ABOVE THE ADJUSTABLE BREAKER PLATE. THEY THEN FAILED TO USE CHAIN FALLS TO CONNECT THE TOP SHAFT OF THE ADJUSTABLE BREAKER PLATE TO THE "D" RINGS. THIS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE BREAKER PLATE ASSEMBLY FROM FALLING OUTWARD AND STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS CUTTING AWAY THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE ASSEMBLY IN POSITION.
Keywords: DISMANTLING, BREAKER PLATE, CRUSHED, CRUSHER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1115427 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |