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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1449489.015 - Sub-Zero, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office
Site Address:
Sub-Zero, Inc.
6061 Basswood Drive
Madison, WI 53719
Mailing Address:
6061 Basswood Drive, Madison, WI 53719
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 335222/Household Refrigerator and Home Freezer Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/25/2020
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/22/2020
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1524367 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $26,988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,988 |
| Current Penalty | $26,988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,988 |
| 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 | 19100147 C04 I | 04/24/2020 | 05/08/2020 | $13,494 | $13,494 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100147 D03 | 04/24/2020 | 05/08/2020 | $13,494 | $13,494 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100147 D04 I | 04/24/2020 | 05/08/2020 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Z - Issued |
Investigation Summary
At 8:16 p.m. on December 6, 2019, a 58-year-old male employee was working as a laser operator for a manufacturer of high end household refrigerators and home freezers. A coworker there was also working as a laser operator. At approximately 8:00 p.m., the coworker-laser operator returned from his break. He was resuming production. At 8:03 p.m., the worker-laser operator noticed that the laser machine he was assigned to wasn't working. At 8:05 p.m., he manually reset the material handling light curtain at the laser pedestal. At approximately 8:05 p.m., the coworker-laser operator heard the employee yelling for help. The coworker-laser operator and a second coworker walked around the laser several times. They could not locate the employee. At 8:11 p.m., the coworker-laser operator found the employee. He had entered the laser machine's material handling area. He was lying on the laser machine's material handling index table. An overhead lift was resting on top of him and pushing down. The employee suffered multiple fatal crushing injuries. He was killed. It was not known why the employee was in the material handling area at the time of the incident.
Keywords: Crushed, Laser, Light Curtain, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Overhead Crane
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1449489.015 | 58 | M | Fatality | Machine operators, not specified |