Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2424695 - Waupaca Foundry Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 2424695

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 08/29/1985

Site Address:
Waupaca Foundry Inc
Plant 4 805 Ogden St
Marine Tie, WI 54143

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3321

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/20/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/22/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360540249

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1			1
Current Violations			1			1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$3,200	$0	$0	$3,200
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$3,200	$0	$0	$3,200
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	Repeat	19100212 A03 II	09/27/1985	09/30/1985	$3,200	$3,200	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14513006

Event: 08/28/1985

CRUSHED IN MOLDING MACHINE

AN AUTOMATIC MOLDING MACHINE OPERATOR WAS CRUSHED IN THE POINT OF OPERATION WHILE PUTTING A CORE IN THE MOLD. THE LIGHT CURTAIN GUARDING DEVICE WAS TURNED OFF. THE OPERATOR DID NOT TURN OFF THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL BEFORE REACHING INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION TO INSERT 2 CORES. THE MOLD ADVANCE PUSHED THE OPERATOR FROM BEHIND INTO A FIXED PLATE EDGE THAT OPENED HIS CHEST AND BROKE HIS NECK. THE SITE WAS A GRAY IRON FOUNDRY SAND MOLD FORMING OPERATION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: 1. THE LIGHT CURTAIN WAS TURNED OFF. 2. THE PRESSURE TAPE STOPS ON THE MOVING PARTS WERE INEFFECTIVE. 3. THE CONTROLS WERE NOT LABELED. 4. THERE WERE NO WRITTEN OPERATING PROCEDURES.

Keywords: CHEST, GUARD, MOLDING MACHINE, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, NECK, FOUNDRY, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2424695			Fatality	Fracture	Molding and casting machine operators

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