Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103992996 - Continental Machine & Engineering Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 103992996

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 06/15/1988

Site Address:
Continental Machine & Engineering Co Inc
4949 Eugene Huish Dr
East Chicago, IN 46312

Mailing Address:
Po Box 270, East Chicago, IN 46312

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3599

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/15/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/05/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360469431

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$900
Current Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$450
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	19100212 A03 II	07/29/1988	08/10/1988	$450	$900	$0	08/18/1988	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100305 B02	07/29/1988	08/10/1988	$0	$0	$0	08/18/1988	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 732123

Event: 06/14/1988

Employee killed when struck by flying piece of bronze

At approximately 12:10 a.m. on June 14, 1988, Employee #1 was attempting to straighten a 6 in. diameter by 12 ft long mild steel shaft, using a Williams/White 600 ton capacity vertical hydraulic press. The press is located in the northwest corner of the shop. Employee #1 was standing on the south side of the press operating the control handle. To prevent marring, a bronze pad, approximately 1 3/8 in. wide by 1 in. thick by 5 in. long, had been placed between the ram plate and the work piece. A stop block and dial indicator were being used to measure the amount of deflection remaining in the shaft. The work piece had been straightened to within 1/16 in. When the control handle was not released as the ram plate made contact with the stop block, increased pressure was applied to the bronze pad, which flew out of the press in two pieces in a south/north direction. One piece struck Employee #1 in the jaw and lodged in his throat, causing severe carotid artery damage and asphyxiation. Employee #1 was treated and taken to St. Catherine's Hospital in East Chicago, IN, where he died at 1:10 p.m. on June 14, 1988.

Keywords: NECK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, HYDRAULIC PRESS, FACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103992996			Fatality	Asphyxia	Miscellaneous precision metal workers

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