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Inspection: 313787079 - Americarb, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 313787079
Report ID: 0524700
Date Opened: 03/03/2011

Site Address:
Americarb, Inc.
1025 Faultless Drive
Ashland, OH 44805

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3624

NAICS: 335991/Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/03/2011

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: N:Amputate, N:Svep, S:Amputations

Case Closed: 05/16/2013

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 102106846
Complaint 208230557 Yes
Complaint 208230615 Yes
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 3 5 11
Current Violations 4 1 1 5 11
Initial Penalty $18,900 $175,500 $0 $0 $0 $194,400
Current Penalty $23,900 $63,000 $25,000 $0 $0 $111,900
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 19100147 C07 I 08/15/2011 08/25/2011 $6,300 $6,300 $0 09/02/2011 J - ALJ Decision  
2. 01002 Serious 19100178 M01 08/15/2011 08/25/2011 $6,300 $6,300 $0 09/02/2011 F - Formal Settlement  
3. 01003 Serious 19100212 A01 08/15/2011 08/25/2011 $6,300 $6,300 $0 09/02/2011 F - Formal Settlement  
4. 02001 Repeat 19100147 C04 I 08/15/2011 08/25/2011 $25,000 $63,000 $0 09/02/2011 F - Formal Settlement  
5. 02002 Willful 19100212 A01 08/15/2011 09/08/2011 $63,000 $63,000 $0 09/02/2011 F - Formal Settlement  
6. 02003 Serious 19100242 B 08/15/2011 08/25/2011 $5,000 $49,500 $0 09/02/2011 F - Formal Settlement  
7. 03001 Other 19040029 B01 08/15/2011 08/25/2011 $0 $0 $0 09/02/2011 F - Formal Settlement  
8. 03002 Other 19040029 B01 08/15/2011 08/25/2011 $0 $0 $0 09/02/2011 F - Formal Settlement  
9. 03003 Other 19040029 B01 08/15/2011 08/25/2011 $0 $0 $0 09/02/2011 F - Formal Settlement  
10. 03004 Other 19040029 B01 08/15/2011 08/25/2011 $0 $0 $0 09/02/2011 F - Formal Settlement  
11. 03005 Other 19100134 C02 I 08/15/2011 08/25/2011 $0 $0 $0 09/02/2011 F - Formal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202089595
Event: 03/03/2011
Worker Dies after Being Struck by Compressed Air Valve

At approximately 12:00 a.m. on March 3, 2011, Employee #1 was working for Americarb, Inc., which made carbon and graphite products in Ashland, OH. He was operating a Taurus CNC machine in the milling area of the facility. Its serial number was not stated. Employee #1 was running a program on the Taurus CNC machine that would mill formwork out of raw carbon graphite blocks. Employee #1 was using a trigger valve 105 psi airline regulated through the Taurus CNC Machine to blow carbon dust away from the point of operation. This was a directed task typically performed during a machine cycle. As Employee #1 was removing the carbon dust with the compressed air, the 2.5-foot nozzle extension was pinched between the rotating bit and the carbon block. The nozzle extension quickly wrapped around the bit, which was spinning at approximately 5,000 rpm. The trigger valve separated from the airline chuck, and it headed in the direction of Employee #1, striking him in the abdomen. He sustained a puncture wound, and he later died. No form of guarding was present at the time of the incident. No additional contributing factors were identified during the inspection. The cause of death according to the coroner's ruling was exsanguinating intra-abdominal hemorrhage.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, ABDOMEN, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, COMPRESSED AIR, MILLING MACHINE, STRUCK BY, AIR LINE, UNGUARDED, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 313787079 Fatality Puncture Machinery maintenance occupations
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