Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103628418 - Southwest Steel Casting Company

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103628418

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 10/20/1997

Site Address:
Southwest Steel Casting Company
600 Foundry Drive
Longview, TX 75604

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3325

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/20/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/02/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360332886

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$6,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,375
Current Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,400
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	01/13/1998	03/03/1998	$0	$4,500	$0	01/23/1998	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100145 C03 I	01/13/1998	01/26/1998	$1,400	$1,875	$0	01/23/1998	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 767673

Event: 10/19/1997

Employee dies when trapped in heat treater furnace

At approximately 10:30 p.m. on October 19, 1997, Employee #1 and a coworker were working in the heat treater department of a ferrous foundry. For some reason, the employee walked into the heat treater furnace under his own power and became trapped. His coworker was operating the car loading function and did not see Employee #1 enter the furnace. The car was loaded and the furnace was turned on. The coworker observed smoke coming from the oven, an unusual sight. He turned off the oven, backed the car out, and saw Employee #1 lying inside the car. Employee #1died as a result of second- and third-degree burns.

Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, WORK RULES, FIRE, FOUNDRY, COMMUNICATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103628418			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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