Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308584762 - Eagle Services Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 308584762

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 05/07/2005

Site Address:
Eagle Services Corp.
321 Tech. Drive
Burns Harbor, IN 46304

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 238290/Other Building Equipment Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/16/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: N:Lead

Case Closed: 09/28/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362660078

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5					5
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$17,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,500
Current Penalty	$10,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,500
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 2	07/01/2005	07/28/2005	$3,500	$3,500	$0	07/19/2005	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100146 E03	07/01/2005	07/28/2005	$3,500	$3,500	$0	07/19/2005	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003A	Serious	19100146 E05 I	07/01/2005	07/07/2005	$3,500	$3,500	$0		-
4.	01003B	Serious	19100146 F01	07/01/2005	07/07/2005	$0	$0	$0		-
5.	01003C	Serious	19100146 F11	07/01/2005	07/07/2005	$0	$0	$0		-
6.	01004A	Serious	19100146 D09	07/01/2005	07/07/2005	$3,500	$3,500	$0		-
7.	01004B	Serious	19100146 I04	07/01/2005	07/07/2005	$0	$0	$0		-
8.	01004C	Serious	19100146 J05	07/01/2005	07/07/2005	$0	$0	$0		-
9.	01006	Serious	19100147 D06	07/01/2005	07/28/2005	$3,500	$3,500	$0	07/19/2005	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200990976

Event: 05/06/2005

Employee Is Asphyxiated When Buried in Dust Avalanche

On May 6, 2005, Employee #1 was employed by Eagle Services Corporation as a laborer. He was cleaning hoppers at the Beta Steel Corporation electric arc furnace baghouse. This job required an air lance or vacuum hose to loosen and remove dust from the walls of the baghouse hoppers. The hoppers were permit-required confined spaces. Employee #1 began by using an air lance through the 20-in. by 30-in. hopper access door to knock dust loose from the hopper walls. When the dust fell to the bottom of the hopper, a screw conveyor was activated to carry the dust to the dust storage silo. On some hoppers, not all the inside surface of the hopper could be reached through the access door. In these cases, entry into the hopper was necessary. Employee #1 was inside the Number Twelve hopper, using the air lance to dislodge the dust. The dust broke loose from the wall of the hopper, and the avalanche of dust knocked Employee #1 over and buried him almost completely. He died from his injuries. Death was due to asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, DUST, STEEL, BLAST FURNACE, DUST COLLECTOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308584762			Fatality	Asphyxia	Laborers, except construction

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