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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 568720.015 - Ach Foam Technologies Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office
Site Address:
Ach Foam Technologies Llc
90 Trowbridge Drive
Fond Du Lac, WI 54937
Mailing Address:
90 Trowbridge Drive, Fond Du Lac, WI 54937
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 326140/Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/08/2012
Emphasis: L:Piv
Case Closed: 04/11/2013
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 489310 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $42,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $42,000 |
| Current Penalty | $21,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,000 |
| 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 | 19100146 C02 | 01/31/2013 | 02/12/2013 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100146 C04 | 01/31/2013 | 02/22/2013 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100146 D02 | 01/31/2013 | 02/22/2013 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100151 B | 01/31/2013 | 03/15/2013 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01005A | Serious | 19100147 C06 I | 01/31/2013 | 02/22/2013 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01005B | Serious | 19100147 C04 II C | 01/31/2013 | 03/22/2013 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 8:00 p.m. on July 17, 2012, Employee #1 was repairing an agitator bar inside an expansion chamber. Employee #1, a 63-year old lead mechanic, was standing inside an IPE-7000P Pre-Expander machine with the upper half of his body slightly leaning forward and through a pneumatic door called the Product Discharge Door which measured approximately two feet wide by two feel long. Employee #1, called out to Worker #1 and instructed him to turn on the pneumatic valve to power the cleaning wand. Worker #1 opened the valve and the discharge door closed, catching Employee #1 in the doorway opening. Employee #1 lost consciousness while trapped in the machine and was extracted by other workers. Employee #1 refused to have his employer call an ambulance and was transported to a local hospital by his supervisor. Employee #1 was later transferred to a hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he died on August 7, 2012, as a result of complications from his injuries sustained during the accident, namely fractured ribs, aortic dissection, fracture vertebrae and renal failure.
Keywords: Access/Egress, Air Pressure, Caught In, Crushing, Door Machine, Lockout/Tagout, Vertebra
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 568720.015 | 65 | M | Fatality | Machinery maintenance occupations |