Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309448728 - Pete Miller Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309448728

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 07/25/2007

Site Address:
Pete Miller Inc.
912 Cheney Ave.
Marion, OH 43302

Mailing Address:
2890 Harding Hwy. E., Marion, OH 43302

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7623

NAICS: 811310/Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/18/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/15/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102105764

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
Current Penalty	$2,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,400
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	19100179 E06 I	12/20/2007	01/03/2008	$2,400	$4,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202088308

Event: 07/25/2007

Employee Is Entangled in Lanyard and Is Killed

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on July 25, 2007, Employee #1 was repairing the air-conditioning unit for a Whiting bridge crane. He was working from a cat walk above the cab of the crane, 60 ft above the floor and could not be seen by the crane operator. The crane was put in motion and the employee's fall protection lanyard and harness became entangled with the bridge drive shaft. He was pulled into and around the crane's drive shaft and his neck was broken. Employee #1 was killed. The shaft and flex-coupling were not guarded.

Keywords: CAUGHT BY, LANYARD, FALL PROTECTION, ENTANGLED, UNGUARDED, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309448728			Fatality	Fracture	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics

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