Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311610893 - Whemco Ohio Foundry Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 311610893

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 08/27/2009

Site Address:
Whemco Ohio Foundry Inc.
1600 Mcclain Rd.
Lima, OH 45804

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3321

NAICS: 331511/Iron Foundries

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/14/2010

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputations, S:Fall From Height, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 03/15/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102106366

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$8,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,000
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
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	5A0001	02/02/2010	02/08/2010	$3,000	$4,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100215 B12	02/02/2010	02/08/2010	$3,000	$4,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202089009

Event: 08/27/2009

Worker Is Killed While Operating Roll Grinding Machine

At approximately 12:35 p.m. on August 27, 2009, Employee #1, a machine operator of Whemco Ohio Foundry Inc., was performing the second of three band tests on a steel roll. He was using a 72-inch Roll Grinding Machine (Waldrich Siegen, Type: WS II HK sp. X 9.144, Serial Number: 12480) when the 42-inch by 6-inch abrasive wheel exploded. The wheel broke the guard into three pieces and struck Employee #1. He was fatally injured and no further information was given about the nature of his injuries.

Keywords: GUARD, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, ABRASIVE WHEEL, GRINDING WHEEL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311610893			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Crushing and grinding machine operators

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