Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104063623 - Architectural Anodizing Corp Of America

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 104063623

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 09/22/1988

Site Address:
Architectural Anodizing Corp Of America
727 Randolph St
Elkhart, IN 46514

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3471

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/11/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/19/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360471825

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$800
Current Penalty	$800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$800
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	19100179 N02 II	10/27/1988	10/28/1988	$800	$800	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19100184 I01	10/24/1988	10/28/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 670745

Event: 09/21/1988

Employee dies after struck by falling load

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on September 21, 1988, Employee #1 was moving a bundle of aluminum with a 2 ton overhead bridge crane. The employee had attached the load block from this crane to the bundle with four hooks suspended by chains to the steel banding that was around each end of the bundle. Employee #1 had the load elevated over 6 ft high when the load apparently shifted and one of the bands broke on the end next to the employee. Employee #1 was knocked to the floor. The aluminum in this bundle weighed 990 lb and was 179 in. long. The bundle landed on Employee #1's body, leaving just his head exposed. Employee #1 died of a fractured skull at the hospital 2 hours later.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LOAD SHIFT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SKULL, OVERHEAD CRANE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104063623			Fatality	Concussion	Crane and tower operators

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