Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115294654 - Ultra Poly Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Tacoma Service Location, Tacoma, Wa

Inspection Nr: 115294654

Report ID: 1055330

Date Opened: 09/22/1997

Site Address:
Ultra Poly Inc
2926 S Steele
Tacoma, WA 98409

Mailing Address:
2926 S Steele St, Tacoma, WA 98409

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3081

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/29/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/08/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361203250

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$800
Current Penalty	$800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$800
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	0241500103 B	10/15/1997	09/29/1997	$800	$800	$0	10/21/1997	R - Review Commission

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171065261

Event: 09/22/1997

Employee killed when pulled into ribbon blender

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on September 22, 1997, Employee #1 was standing on a 27 ft square work deck, pouring the contents of a 35 lb bag into the mix in a ribbon blender. A coworker entered shortly thereafter and found Employee #1's body in the blender. He had been killed. The mixer was no longer running, but the coworker unplugged it and went for help. The blender had a plywood lid with a screen in the center through which mix additives were poured. An interlock device was supposed to stop the blades whenever the lid was raised but the mechanism was broken and it failed. There were no witnesses to the accident but it is believed that when Employee #1 raised the lid, his coveralls became caught by the rotating blades and he was pulled into the mixer.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, INTERLOCK, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, FALL, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115294654			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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