Inspection Detail

Inspection: 127413169 - Midwest Tube Mills

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 127413169

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 02/28/2001

Site Address:
Midwest Tube Mills
2891 Michigan Road
Madison, IN 47250

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Other

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/29/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:Foundry

Case Closed: 08/01/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362662835

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$874	$0	$0	$0	$0	$874
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	19100219 C02 I	07/18/2001	07/23/2001	$437	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100219 D01	07/18/2001	07/23/2001	$437	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100219 E03 I	07/18/2001	07/23/2001	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170759047

Event: 02/07/2001

Employee #1's hair wrapped around the shaft scalping her

On February 7, 2001, Employee #1 was using a round brush to clean a motor that was mounted on a concrete pad a few feet from the main drive shaft of the Tube Mill. Employee #1 stooped down with her back to the drive shaft. When Employee #1 raised up, the rotating shaft caught her shoulder length hair and wrapped it around the shaft scalping her. Employee #1 was hospitalized with bruises.

Keywords: HAIR, SCALP, SHAFT, CONCRETE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127413169			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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