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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 311256150 - Chrysler Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor
Site Address:
Chrysler Llc
1001 East Boulevard
Kokomo, IN 46904
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:3714
NAICS: 336399/All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/05/2007
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: N:Amputate
Case Closed: 09/04/2009
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100991702 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $15,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,000 |
| Current Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
| 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 | 19100147 C04 II | 12/18/2007 | 08/31/2009 | $7,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 01/17/2008 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 19100147 D | 12/18/2007 | 08/31/2009 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | 01/17/2008 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100147 C07 I | 12/18/2007 | 01/15/2008 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 01/17/2008 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At 4:54 a.m. on September 22,2007, Employee #1 was operating a pressure transmission die cast machine. Employee #1 was apparently having problems with the machine's ejector limit switch. Employee #1 had told his supervisor earlier there was a problem with the ejector limit switch, and that a trades person may need to correct the problem. Employee #1 entered the machine work area through a door that was equipped with an interlocking limit switch which, when operating correctly, places the machine in inch mode and will not allow the die and the slices to operate. The only way to access the ejector limit switch when the die is open is by crawling up underneath the south bell slide cylinder rod. Employee #1 crawled underneath the south bell slide cylinder rod and may have activated the ejector limit switch, causing the machine to cycle. Employee #1 was crushed between the bell slide and bell slide cylinder mounting plate. There was a glove found covering the interlocking limit switch on the entry door which may have rendered the limit switch inoperable and allowed the die and slides to operate. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.
Keywords: DIE, CYLINDER, GLOVE, CRUSHED, DIE CASTING MACHINE, DOOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 311256150 | Fatality | Fracture | Molding and casting machine operators |