Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304802994 - Northwest Rule Die, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 304802994

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 02/05/2002

Site Address:
Northwest Rule Die, Inc.
32815 County Road 50
Avon, MN 56310

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3544

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/21/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/24/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360315352

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$25,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100212 A01	06/14/2002	06/18/2002	$0	$25,000	$0	06/25/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200513067

Event: 02/01/2002

Employee was Killed When Caught in Moving Part of Machine

On January 31, 2002, a coworker was preparing to use a CNC V-Turn Machine Lathe to machine a new part. The coworkers never used this part of the machine before. A coworker set up the machine with the shaft in place. None of the workers were sure of the proper start-up speed. The shaft area was not supported properly or barricaded to protect from the rotating shaft. When the lathe was started, the shaft whipped. Employee #1heard the lathe start and ran over to tell the coworker to stop the machine, when the straight shaft bent fatally injuring Employee #1.

Keywords: LATHE, REPAIR, ROTATING SHAFT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SHAFT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304802994			Fatality	Other	Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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