Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 936371.015 - A. Finkl & Sons Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 936371.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 08/28/2013

Site Address:
A. Finkl & Sons Co.
1355 E. 93rd St.
Chicago, IL 60619

Mailing Address:
1355 E. 93rd St., Chicago, IL 60619

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 331110

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/27/2014

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/04/2014

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	847999

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 51647.015

Event: 08/28/2013

Employee is crushed between metal ingots and is killed

At approximately 5:20 a.m. on August 28, 2013, Employee #1, a machine shop helper, was moving a load of metal ingots with a radio controlled crane, Number 8138. The metal ingots were 210 inches by 26 inches by 25 foot long weighing approximately 32, 000 pounds. He was working alone and became pinned between the frame of the furnace and the metal ingot. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: Chest, Crane, Crushed, Pinned, Struck By, Suspended Load

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	936371.015	51	M	Fatality		Machinists

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