Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309768257 - Radyne Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309768257

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 09/01/2006

Site Address:
Radyne Corporation
1000 Park Ave.
Sycamore, IL 60178

Mailing Address:
211 W. Boden Street, Milwaukee, IL 53207

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3567

NAICS: 333994/Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/08/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/22/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	205838824	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$1,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,250
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 II	02/12/2007	03/16/2007	$1,250	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C07 I	02/12/2007	03/16/2007	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01001C	Serious	19100147 F02 I	02/12/2007	03/16/2007	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	02001	Other	19040031 A	02/12/2007	03/02/2007	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200823482

Event: 08/14/2006

Employee Is Burned by Electrical Shock

On August 14, 2006, Employee #1, an outside contractor, was servicing a heat induction machine. He had the door to the power supply cabinet open and was standing on a two-step aluminum ladder, while leaning into the cabinet to attach leads from a multimeter to live electrical components. While reaching into the cabinet, he contacted the high-voltage resistor with his left shoulder and received a severe shock and burn injuries. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The investigation revealed that Employee #1 did not deenergize and lockout the machine before attaching the multimeter leads to the live components. He was not wearing or using electrical protective equipment, such as dielectric gloves, blankets, or barriers to prevent contact with the live electrical components. Employee #1 was also not protected by distance. The machine's voltage varied between 230 volts and 11,000 volts. A maintenance employee of the host employer was working in the area at the time of the accident, but was not working directly with Employee #1. Employee #1 was new at the position and had only serviced the heat induction machine at the host employer location one other time. The employer did not have specific procedures for employees to follow for the deenergization and lockout of equipment at customer sites. The investigation concluded that inadequate training and experience contributed to the accident.

Keywords: BURN, SHOULDER, PPE, HEATER, LOCKOUT, INEXPERIENCE, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL CABINET, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309768257			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Industrial machinery repairers

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