Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115098295 - Leclaire Mfg. Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 115098295

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 12/17/2003

Site Address:
Leclaire Mfg. Co. Inc.
3225 Zimmerman Drive
Bettendorf, IA 52722

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1344, Bettendorf, IA 52722

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3365

NAICS: 331524/Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/18/2003

Emphasis: S:Fatality Catastrophe, S:General Industry

Case Closed: 03/24/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100520451

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	02/18/2004	02/23/2004	$2,000	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200527570

Event: 12/16/2003

Employee dies after being caught in machine

On December 16, 2003, an employee was operating an automatic molding machine in an aluminum foundry. The machine cycles in a rotating pattern. The employee had the machine on the automatic cycle, when he entered into the molding machine to place a chill, a metal ingot, into a mold. The machine cycled while the employee was inside, pinning the employee between the mold carriage and the frame of the machine. The employee received multiple crushing injuries to the chest and abdomen area. The employee was taken to hospital, where he later died from the injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, ROTATING PARTS, ABDOMEN, MOLDING MACHINE, PINNED, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, FOUNDRY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115098295			Fatality	Other	Molding and casting machine operators

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