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Inspection: 1770783 - Railcar Reduction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1770783
Report ID: 0317500
Date Opened: 04/25/1984

Site Address:
Railcar Reduction Company
Delwar Road
West Mifflin, PA 15122

Mailing Address:
Box 468, Buena Vista, PA 15018

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7389

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/29/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/18/1984

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360574107
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 6 6
Current Violations 5 1 6
Initial Penalty $3,970 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,970
Current Penalty $1,240 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,240
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 19100110 D10 06/27/1984 07/29/1984 $320 $640 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 19100132 A 06/27/1984 07/29/1984 $250 $1,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01003 Serious 19100132 A 06/27/1984 07/29/1984 $250 $490 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01004 Other 19100151 B 06/27/1984 07/29/1984 $0 $1,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 01005A Serious 19100184 D 06/27/1984 06/29/1984 $210 $420 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
6. 01005B Serious 19100184 E01 06/27/1984 06/29/1984 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
7. 01005C Serious 19100184 C03 I 06/27/1984 06/29/1984 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
8. 01005D Serious 19100184 E07 I 06/27/1984 06/29/1984 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
9. 01006 Serious 19100252 A02 IVC 06/27/1984 06/29/1984 $210 $420 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14469282
Event: 04/23/1984
Employee struck and killed by flying scrap metal

Employee #1 was a management official observing a scrap breaking process. He was approximately 45 feet away when an American crawler crane, with the aid of a magnet, lifted an approximately 8 ton steel ball and dropped it onto steel scrap. An approximately 200 lb piece of metal scrap flew out, deflected off the crane, and struck Employee #1 on the head. He was killed. Causal factors of this accident include that there was no scrap pit, no enclosed area, no warning signs, and no communication between the crane operator and others in the area.

Keywords: LADLE, WORK RULES, CRAWLER CRANE, SCRAP YARD, SCRAP METAL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, CRANE OPERATOR, COMMUNICATION, WARNING SIGN

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1770783 Fatality Fracture Occupation not reported
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