Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313129280 - Grede Foundries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office

Inspection Nr: 313129280

Report ID: 0523300

Date Opened: 07/09/2009

Site Address:
Grede Foundries, Inc.
700 Ash Street
Reedsburg, WI 53959

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3321

NAICS: 331511/Iron Foundries

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 12/10/2009

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/02/2015

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100801869
Referral	200805778		Yes

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	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
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	12/15/2009	01/19/2010	$4,000	$4,000	$0	01/08/2010	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200802247

Event: 07/09/2009

Employees Contract Disease from Cooling Tower Water

Around April 2009, a gray and ductile iron foundry discontinued cooling tower water treatment. The weather was unseasonably warm and humid from June 18 through June 29, 2009. From June 16 through July 8, 2009, twelve people were diagnosed with pneumonia. Ten of the twelve worked at the facility, and five of the twelve were diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease. Eleven water samples and five swab samples were taken throughout the facility, from both potable and nonpotable sources. The results of the sampling showed that one cooling tower (IT8) had 220 colony-forming units per milliliter (CFU/ml) of Legionella pneumophila serotype 1.

Keywords: COOLING TOWER, LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE, INFECTION, FOUNDRY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313129280					Occupation not reported

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