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Inspection: 306860461 - Hayes Lemmerz Intl.

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

 

Inspection Nr: 306860461
Report ID: 0551800
Date Opened: 10/30/2003

Site Address:
Hayes Lemmerz Intl.
1870 Riverfork Dr.
Huntington, IN 46750

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3365

NAICS: 331524/Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/26/2004

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/07/2005

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 362665101
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 6 6
Current Violations 6 6
Initial Penalty $42,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $42,000
Current Penalty $42,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $42,000
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 2200080101 04/29/2004 05/18/2004 $7,000 $7,000 $0 -  
2. 01002 Serious 19100307 B02 II 04/29/2004 05/18/2004 $7,000 $7,000 $0 -  
3. 01003 Serious 19101200 H03 II 04/29/2004 05/18/2004 $7,000 $7,000 $0 -  
4. 01004 Serious 19100022 A01 04/29/2004 05/18/2004 $7,000 $7,000 $0 -  
5. 01005 Serious 19100132 A 04/29/2004 05/18/2004 $7,000 $7,000 $0 -  
6. 01006A Serious 19100252 A02 V 04/29/2004 05/18/2004 $7,000 $7,000 $0 -  
7. 01006B Serious 19100252 A02 VIC 04/29/2004 05/18/2004 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170365944
Event: 10/29/2003
Aluminum dust explosion injures six employees and kills one

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on October 29, 2003, an explosion occurred at a Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. plant that manufactured cast alloy aluminum wheels. On the day of the explosion, a fire occurred in the chip-melt exhaust duct of furnace #5. As is common practice in the plant, when an aluminum fire occurs in the exhaust duct, the ventilation system is turned off to allow the fire in the duct to self-extinguish. After the ductwork had cooled down the ventilation system was started up again, and a fireball and pressure wave came through the system ductwork and back into the building from the chip-melt area of furnace #5. The fire lofted and ignited additional aluminum dust that had accumulated on rafters and equipment in the plant. The fire spread throughout the plant. One employee was killed and six others were injured. Two of the six injured employees were hospitalized, and the other four employees were transported to an emergency care facility and released after treatment.

Keywords: BURN, DUCT, ALUMINUM DUST, CASTING, FIRE, DUST COLLECTOR, EXPLOSION, COMBUSTIBLE DUST, HOUSEKEEPING, PRESSURE RELEASE

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 306860461 Fatality Burn/Scald(Heat) Machinery maintenance occupations
2 306860461 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Machinery maintenance occupations
3 306860461 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Machinery maintenance occupations
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