Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300436839 - Dynacast Mfg Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Austin Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300436839

Report ID: 0625400

Date Opened: 05/18/1998

Site Address:
Dynacast Mfg Inc
2311 Lifehaus Industrial Drive
New Braunfels, TX 78130

Mailing Address:
Po Box 311355, New Braunfels, TX 78130

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3363

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/13/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/30/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100600261

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	13	2	2	2		19
Current Violations	11	1	1	2		15
Initial Penalty	$40,500	$140,000	$12,700	$0	$0	$193,200
Current Penalty	$26,800	$70,000	$200	$0	$0	$97,000
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	5A0001	11/16/1998	12/04/1998	$7,000	$7,000	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	5A0001	11/16/1998	12/04/1998	$7,000	$7,000	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100038 A05 III	11/16/1998	12/11/1998	$2,000	$2,000	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004A	Serious	19100132 D01	11/16/1998	12/11/1998	$600	$2,500	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01004B	Serious	19100132 D02	11/16/1998	12/11/1998	$0	$0	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01005	Serious	19100165 B03	11/16/1998	12/11/1998	$3,500	$3,500	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
7.	01006	Serious	19100179 J02 III	11/16/1998	12/11/1998	$1,667	$2,500	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01007	Serious	19100179 J02 IV	11/16/1998	12/11/1998	$1,667	$2,500	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement
9.	01008	Serious	19100179 J03	11/16/1998	12/11/1998	$2,500	$2,500	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
10.	01009	Serious	19100179 M01	11/16/1998	12/11/1998	$1,667	$2,500	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement
11.	01010	Serious	19100305 A01 I	11/16/1998	12/04/1998	$600	$2,000	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement
12.	01011	Serious	19100305 B02	11/16/1998	12/04/1998	$600	$2,000	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement
13.	01012	Serious	19101030 F01 I	11/16/1998	12/04/1998	$2,000	$2,000	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
14.	01013	Serious	19101200 H02 II	11/16/1998	12/11/1998	$2,000	$2,500	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement
15.	02001	Willful	5A0001	11/16/1998	12/04/1998	$70,000	$70,000	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
16.	02002	Willful	19100212 A01	11/16/1998	12/04/1998	$70,000	$70,000	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement
17.	03001	Repeat	19100022 A02	11/16/1998	12/04/1998	$200	$200	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement
18.	03002	Serious	19101200 H	11/16/1998	12/11/1998	$2,000	$12,500	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement
19.	04001	Other	19040002 A	11/16/1998	12/04/1998	$0	$0	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement
20.	04002	Other	19100305 G02 III	11/16/1998	12/04/1998	$0	$0	$0	12/04/1998	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200600351

Event: 05/17/1998

Employee killed when caught in die casting machine

Employee #1 was operating a Buhler 400-ton die casting machine in automatic mode. He was placing inserts into the die when the die closed on him, severely crushing his head and arm. Employee #1 was killed. The internal safety trip was missing from the machine.

Keywords: HEAD, DIE SAFETY DEVICE, WORK RULES, INTERLOCK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ARM, DIE CASTING MACHINE, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300436839			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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