Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2727493 - Eichleay Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 2727493

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 02/19/1986

Site Address:
Eichleay Corporation
(U.S. Stee. Corp Inc.) Broadway
Gary, IN 46402

Mailing Address:
11919 Avenue "O", Chicago, IL 60617

Union Status: Union

SIC:1796

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/21/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/25/1990

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$810	$0	$0	$0	$0	$810
Current Penalty	$810	$0	$0	$0	$0	$810
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	19260021 B02	04/28/1986	05/01/1986	$810	$810	$0	06/23/1986	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 671669

Event: 02/19/1986

Employee killed when pinned between wrench and mill housing

Employee #1 was in a 3-ft by 4-ft work area of a vertical edger removing a 5-in.-diameter hydraulic cylinder with a 3-1/2-in.-diameter shaft under 2,500 psi, using a pipe wrench to unscrew the shaft. The pipe wrench was 48 in. long with a piece of 30-in.-diameter pipe level over the handle to provide additional leverage. A coworker was outside of the opening, pushing on the wrench with both feet. It was a slow procedure and the wrench was getting harder to move. The shaft was just over 4 in. out of the clevis when it broke free. The wrench, which was still gripped by the shaft retracted into the cylinder, pinning Employee #1 to the mill housing by the wrench handle. Employee #1 could not breathe. A cutting torch was used to free Employee #1, who at that point was not breathing. Employee #1 was in the hospital from December 7, 1985, to February 12, 1986, when he died from vascular collapse. Apparently, the machine's hydraulic system was not locked out and the lines were not bled.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, PINNED, WORK RULES, PIPE WRENCH, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, LOCKOUT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2727493			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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