Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2374189 - Foster Forbes Glass Co Div

Inspection Information - Office: Milwaukee Area Office

Inspection Nr: 2374189

Report ID: 0523400

Date Opened: 05/13/1985

Site Address:
Foster Forbes Glass Co Div
815 S Mchenry St
Burlington, WI 53105

Mailing Address:
P O Box 128, Burlington, WI 53105

Union Status: Union

SIC:3221

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/22/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/15/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360647408

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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	5A0001	06/10/1985	07/12/1985	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 570846

Event: 05/11/1985

CRUSHED BETWEEN TRANSFER CAR AND GUARDRAIL

ON MAY 11, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:45 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ON THE LOADING PLATFORM OF THE FURNACE AND BATCH DEPARTMENT TRANSFER SYSTEM. HE WAS WORKING ALONE. AS THE SUSPENDED TRANSFER CAR WOULD LEAVE THE LOADING PLATFORM, IT WOULD SLIP, DUE TO INSUFFICIENT TENSION BETWEEN THE CARRIER WHEELS AND THE DRIVE ROLLER. ALL THE ADJUSTABLE SLACK HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN; NO MORE ADJUSTMENT WAS POSSIBLE. NEW WHEELS HAD BEEN OBTAINED AND WERE ON SITE, AWAITING INSTALLATION LATER IN THE DAY. TO GET THE CAR TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, EMPLOYEE #1 HAD TO WAIT FOR THE CAR TO STOP, THEN REACH OUT 5 TO 8 FEET WITH A PIPE AND "JOG" THE CAR PAST THE RAIL JOINT WHERE IT WAS HANGING UP. THE TRAVEL AREA ON THE PLATFORM WAS PROTECTED BY GUARDRAIL ON TWO SIDES AND A WALL ON THE THIRD. FOR SOME REASON, EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED THE PLATFORM BEFORE THE CAR BEGAN TO TRAVEL. WHEN THE LOADED CAR AUTOMATICALLY BEGAN MOVING TOWARD THE MAIN PLANT, HE WAS CAUGHT AND CRUSHED BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE GUARDRAIL. HE APPARENTLY WAS WATCHING ACTIVITY IN THE YARD BELOW, AND FAILED TO HEAR THE LOADING GATES CLOSE. HE DIED OF INTERNAL INJURIES.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, CRUSHED, LOADING DOCK, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2374189			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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