Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3033743 - Foundry Service Company

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 3033743

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 10/05/1987

Site Address:
Foundry Service Company
Hwy. 24-74e
Biscoe, NC 27209

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 748, Biscoe, NC 27209

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3321

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/09/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/12/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360261572

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 759787

Event: 09/30/1987

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY PIECES OF GRINDING WHEEL

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A SNAG GRINDING MACHINE, REMOVING FLASH FROM METAL CASTINGS. A LOCKING PIN ON THE ELECTRIC MOTOR MOUNTING PLATE BROKE, ALLOWING THE MOTOR TO SLIDE FORWARD AND THE DRIVE BELT TO MOVE TOWARD THE OUTER EDGE OF THE VARIABLE SPEED PULLEY. THIS CAUSED THE GRINDING WHEEL TO OVERSPEED AND DISINTIGRATE. PIECES OF THE WHEEL STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE LOWER TORSO, KILLING HIM.

Keywords: DISINTEGRATED, WORK RULES, TORSO, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, GRINDING WHEEL, GRINDING MACHINE, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3033743			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Grinding, abrading, buffing & polishing mach. op's

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