Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300102654 - Crossley Economy Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300102654

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 10/10/1996

Site Address:
Crossley Economy Company, Inc.
132 E. Clark Street
East Palestine, OH 44413

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 430, East Palestine, OH 44413

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3599

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/20/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/12/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100100056

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,375
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	Other	19100145 C02 I	01/17/1997	02/19/1997	$0	$875	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	01/17/1997	03/15/1997	$2,000	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200100048

Event: 10/09/1996

Employee killed when clothing caught in boring mill

Employee #1 was working at a horizontal boring mill that had control buttons on a flexible pendant that was able to swing near the point of operation. His clothes became entangled in the 5 in. diameter spindle, wrapping Employee #1 around it and amputating his legs. He was killed almost instantly. Employee #1 may have accidentally activated the control buttons as he was checking the six inserts on the cutting tool before starting another "facing" operation on a new part. He also may have been confused by the controls because the same button can either jog or start the spindle. The jog mode required constant pressure, and the collar on the button needed to be rotated to change the mode. Employee #1 may not have switched the collar from run to jog.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, START BUTTON, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, SPINDLE, BORING MACHINE, ENTANGLED, INATTENTION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300102654			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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