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Inspection: 300248721 - American Coating Technology, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Eau Claire Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 300248721
Report ID: 0523900
Date Opened: 10/06/1999

Site Address:
American Coating Technology, Inc.
3431 Hogarth St.
Eau Claire, WI 54701

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2671

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/20/1999

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 04/26/2006

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 100340074
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 33 5 4 42
Current Violations 33 5 4 42
Initial Penalty $61,750 $175,000 $0 $1,500 $0 $238,250
Current Penalty $16,500 $57,500 $0 $1,000 $0 $75,000
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 Serious 19100023 A08 03/30/2000 04/04/2000 $500 $750 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
2. 01002 Serious 19100023 C02 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
3. 01003 Serious 19100106 D02 I 03/30/2000 04/07/2000 $500 $1,000 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
4. 01004 Serious 19100106 D05 I 03/30/2000 04/07/2000 $500 $1,000 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
5. 01005 Serious 19100132 A 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $500 $750 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
6. 01006 Serious 19100132 D01 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $500 $1,250 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
7. 01007 Serious 19100133 A01 03/30/2000 04/07/2000 $500 $1,750 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
8. 01008 Serious 19100134 C01 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
9. 01009A Serious 19100146 D09 03/30/2000 04/07/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
10. 01009B Serious 19100146 J04 03/30/2000 04/07/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
11. 01010A Serious 19100146 D10 03/30/2000 04/07/2000 $500 $1,250 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
12. 01010B Serious 19100146 D12 03/30/2000 04/07/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
13. 01011A Serious 19100146 D13 03/30/2000 04/07/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
14. 01011B Serious 19100146 D14 03/30/2000 04/07/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
15. 01012A Serious 19100146 E02 03/30/2000 04/07/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
16. 01012B Serious 19100146 E05 I 03/30/2000 04/07/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
17. 01012C Serious 19100146 J02 03/30/2000 04/07/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
18. 01013A Serious 19100146 F04 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
19. 01013B Serious 19100146 F05 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
20. 01013C Serious 19100146 F07 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
21. 01013D Serious 19100146 F09 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
22. 01013E Serious 19100146 F11 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
23. 01013F Serious 19100146 F12 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
24. 01014A Serious 19100146 G01 03/30/2000 04/05/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
25. 01014B Serious 19100146 G04 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
26. 01015A Serious 19100147 C02 II 03/30/2000 04/07/2000 $500 $1,250 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
27. 01015B Serious 19100147 C07 II 03/30/2000 04/07/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
28. 01016 Serious 19100147 F02 I 03/30/2000 04/05/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
29. 01017 Serious 19100151 B 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $500 $750 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
30. 01018 Serious 19100151 C 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $500 $1,000 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
31. 01019A Serious 19100178 L 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
32. 01019B Serious 19100178 M05 I 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
33. 01020A Serious 19100179 J02 III 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
34. 01020B Serious 19100179 H04 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
35. 01020C Serious 19100179 L01 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
36. 01020D Serious 19100179 M01 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
37. 01020E Serious 19100179 N04 I 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
38. 01021A Serious 19100184 D 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $500 $1,250 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
39. 01021B Serious 19100184 I09 III 03/30/2000 04/04/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
40. 01022 Serious 19100212 A01 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
41. 01023 Serious 19100219 C02 I 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $500 $1,250 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
42. 01024 Serious 19100242 B 03/30/2000 04/07/2000 $500 $1,000 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
43. 01025 Serious 19100303 F 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
44. 01026 Serious 19100305 B01 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $500 $1,250 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
45. 01027A Serious 19101030 C01 IIA 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
46. 01027B Serious 19101030 C01 IIB 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
47. 01027C Serious 19101030 C01 IIC 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
48. 01027D Serious 19101030 C01 IV 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
49. 01027E Serious 19101030 F02 I 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
50. 01027F Serious 19101030 G02 I 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
51. 01028A Serious 19101200 D05 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
52. 01028B Serious 19101200 D06 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
53. 01029A Serious 19101200 E01 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
54. 01029B Serious 19101200 E01 I 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
55. 01029C Serious 19101200 E01 II 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
56. 01030 Serious 19101200 E02 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $500 $1,250 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
57. 01031 Serious 19101200 F09 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
58. 01032 Serious 19101200 G08 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
59. 01033 Serious 19101200 H01 03/30/2000 04/18/2000 $500 $2,500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
60. 02001A Willful 19100146 D03 03/30/2000 04/05/2000 $11,500 $35,000 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
61. 02001B Willful 19100146 D05 I 03/30/2000 04/05/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
62. 02001C Willful 19100146 E01 03/30/2000 04/05/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
63. 02001D Willful 19100147 D 03/30/2000 04/05/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
64. 02002 Willful 19100146 D04 VIII 03/30/2000 04/05/2000 $11,500 $35,000 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
65. 02003 Willful 19100146 D06 03/30/2000 04/05/2000 $11,500 $35,000 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
66. 02004A Willful 19100147 C01 03/30/2000 04/05/2000 $11,500 $35,000 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
67. 02004B Willful 19100147 C04 II 03/30/2000 04/05/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
68. 02004C Willful 19100147 C06 I 03/30/2000 04/05/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
69. 02005 Willful 19100147 C07 I 03/30/2000 04/05/2000 $11,500 $35,000 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
70. 03001 Other 19040002 A 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $500 $1,000 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
71. 03002 Other 19040002 B01 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
72. 03003 Other 19040005 A 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $500 $500 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  
73. 03004 Other 19040006 03/30/2000 04/11/2000 $0 $0 $0 04/19/2000 J - ALJ Decision  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200340123
Event: 10/06/1999
Employee killed when crushed in paper drier oven

On October 6, 1999, Employee #1 and two coworkers were engaged in a major cleanup of a paper coater between production runs. The company coats paper by taking bulk raw paper rolls and putting them through a machine that unrolls them, applies a coating mixture, dries the paper, and re-rolls it. A change in the type of coating requires that the machine be thoroughly cleaned, including the coater mechanism and rollers, the blow-off fan, and the drier ovens. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was in coater oven #3 when one of his coworkers, who was at the control panel 150 ft away, accidentally pushed the OVEN CLOSE switch. The hood of the oven closed, crushing and killing Employee #1. This cleaning operation met the definition of a permit-required confined space entry operation, but the workers had not received any training on the employer's confined space program or on its lockout/tagout program. As a result, no permit-required confined space procedures were being followed, nor were any applications of lockout/tagout being utilized.

Keywords: CONFINED SPACE, OVEN, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, COATING OPERATION, UNTRAINED, COMMUNICATION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 300248721 Fatality Other Occupation not reported
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