Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1555045.015 - The Kent Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1555045.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 09/28/2021

Site Address:
The Kent Corporation
9601 York Alpha Drive
Cleveland, OH 44133

Mailing Address:
9601 York Alpha Drive, Cleveland, OH 44133

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331221/Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/28/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/12/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	1813612	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$6,827	$0	$0	$6,827	$0	$13,654
Current Penalty	$5,327	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$6,827
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	19100244 A01 II	10/25/2021	11/19/2021	$5,327	$6,827	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040039 A02	10/25/2021		$1,500	$6,827	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 140291.015

Event: 09/17/2021

Employee crushes pelvis when pinned by falling steel roll ma

At 2:00 p.m. on September 17, 2021, an employee working as a maintenance technician for a rolled steel manufacturer was standing under a Floop machine. The employee was using a Tiger Brand Super S 4-foot by 7-inch Jack post trying to push a roll shaft out of the frame. The employee was using the jack to hold up the Floop. The Floop accumulates steel while the machine is disassembled. The Floop is approximately 8-foot-tall by 10-foot-long and weighs approximately 7,000 pounds. The jack stands were purchased from a local store and did not have the lifting capacity marked on them. The employee did not realize the shaft was bent/stuck causing the Floop to lift slight off the jack stands. This caused the jack stands to become unstable, and the frame shifted and fell. One end of the Floop fell to the ground causing the frame to fall onto the employee. The employee was pinned by a bracket and hospitalized to treat a crushed pelvis.

Keywords: Crushed, Falling Object, Fracture, Frame, Hydraulic Jack, Incorrect Equipment, Jack, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Metal, Pelvis, Pinned, Roll, Rolled, Rolling, Steel, Struck By, Technician, Unsafe Position, Unstable Load, Wrong Equipment

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1555045.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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