Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101129468 - Acme Steel Company

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101129468

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 02/03/1989

Site Address:
Acme Steel Company
13500 South Perry Avenue
Riverdale, IL 60627

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/09/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/27/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360421093

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$800
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
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	06/22/1989	08/14/1989	$500	$800	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 722306

Event: 02/01/1989

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY EQUIPMENT

Employee #1, a larry-car operator on top of a coke oven, regularly cleared coal that became stuck in the distribution hoppers above the larry-car. This involved climbing up on top of the larry-car volumetric and "rodding" the upper bin chutes with a long pole until the coal would free. On the day of the accident, the employee was leaning over the lower volumetric, rodding the upper chute when the larry-car moved out of position. Employee #1 was crushed between the lip of the volumetric and the bin chute of the next bin. Employee #1 died as a result of multiple crushing injuries. Failure to lockout the larry-car and immobilize it with wheel chocks were the causal factors directly relating to the event.

Keywords: COKE OVEN, COAL, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101129468			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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