Inspection Detail

Inspection: 113789523 - New England Metals/Remelt

Inspection Information - Office: Bangor, Me 0112900

Inspection Nr: 113789523

Report ID: 0112900

Date Opened: 01/02/2002

Site Address:
New England Metals/Remelt
22 Spears Corner Road
Gardiner, ME 04345

Mailing Address:
22 Spears Corner Road, West Gardiner, ME 04345

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3334

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 03/01/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/09/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100400381

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	03/11/2002	03/14/2002	$1,500	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100304 F04	03/11/2002	03/19/2002	$375	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100305 A02 IIIG	03/11/2002	03/19/2002	$375	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	19100305 G01 III	03/11/2002	03/19/2002	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200401545

Event: 01/02/2002

One employee killed, one injured in smelting explosion

Employee #1 and #2 were smelting aluminum when the smelting oven exploded. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2, the owner, received second and third degree burns, was transported by air to the hospital, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ALUMINUM PROCESSING, OVEN, EXPLOSION, MELTING FURNACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113789523			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	113789523			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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