Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308476068 - The Frog, Switch & Manufacturing Company

Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office

Inspection Nr: 308476068

Report ID: 0316700

Date Opened: 01/20/2006

Site Address:
The Frog, Switch & Manufacturing Company
600 East High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013

Mailing Address:
600 East High Street, P.O. Box 70, Carlisle, PA 17013

Union Status: Union

SIC:3325

NAICS: 331513/Steel Foundries (except Investment)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/28/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/12/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360504526

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$8,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,400
Current Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
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
1.	01001	Other	5A0001	05/02/2006	06/04/2006	$0	$1,400	$0	06/07/2006	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C04 I	05/02/2006	06/04/2006	$2,000	$3,500	$0	06/07/2006	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003A	Serious	19100147 D03	05/02/2006	06/04/2006	$2,000	$3,500	$0	06/07/2006	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01003B	Serious	19100147 D04 I	05/02/2006	06/04/2006	$0	$0	$0	06/07/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200571016

Event: 01/19/2006

Employee Is Killed by Falling Equipment

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on January 19, 2006, Employee #1, a maintenance mechanic, began repairing a wire rope cable assembly on a bail, a below-the-hook lifting device used to lift and move flasks in the molding department. At the time, the 740-lb bail sat on top of the cope and drag flasks. As Employee #1 started to work on the wire rope assembly, he apparently pulled the wire rope cable assembly toward himself, which caused the bail to fall off the flasks, crush his chest, and kill him.

Keywords: CHEST, MAINTENANCE, HOISTING MECHANISM, MECHANIC, HOIST, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308476068			Fatality	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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