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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 309766061 - Industrial Hard Chrome Ltd.
Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office
Site Address:
Industrial Hard Chrome Ltd.
501 Fluid Power Drive
Geneva, IL 60134
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:3471
NAICS: 332813/ Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/16/2006
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/12/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100821545 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $3,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,750 |
| Current Penalty | $2,625 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,625 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100145 C02 I | 11/16/2006 | 11/29/2006 | $875 | $1,250 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100179 I | 11/16/2006 | 11/29/2006 | $1,750 | $2,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 5:05 a.m. on May 31, 2006, Employee #1 was working at a series of chrome plating tanks and was washing residual plating solution from his protective gloves at a circulating water inlet at the end of the plating tanks as the shift was ending. As Employee #1 was washing his gloved hands, he was struck and killed by an automatic bridge crane as it initiated movement over the chrome plating tanks. He was caught between a plating tank and the horizontally moving vertical hoisting structure. The unloaded crane structure moved horizontally at 90 feet per minute with 3 inches of clearance to the adjacent tank line. There were no visual or audible alarms or signs warning employees of intermittent automatic crane movements. A coworker of Employee #1 was in the area without a direct line of sight to Employee #1's location. There were no witnesses.
Keywords: WORK RULES, HOIST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, TANK, CRANE, MACHINE--MISC
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309766061 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |