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Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection: 1133906.015 - Timkensteel Corporation
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Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland | ||||
| Nr: 1133906.015 | Report ID: 0522300 | Open Date: 03/20/2016 | ||
| Timkensteel Corporation | ||||
| 4511 Faircrest St., Sw Canton, OH 44706 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 331111/Iron and Steel Mills | ||||
| Mailing: 4511 Faircrest St., Sw, Canton, OH 44706 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 03/20/2016 | |
| Emphasis: | N:Lead, L:Lead | Close Case: | 11/15/2016 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 1073455 | |||
Case Status: CLOSED |
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $22,270 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22,270 |
| Current Penalty | $22,270 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22,270 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 09/07/2016 | 10/12/2016 | $12,471 | $12,471 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19101200 H03 I | 09/07/2016 | 09/19/2016 | $9,799 | $9,799 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 83792.015 | Event: 03/20/2016 | Employee Is Asphyxiated By Faulty Ventilation Unit | ||||
| At 3:30 p.m. on March 20, 2016, Employee #1 was tasked to perform monthly fire e xtinguisher checks in the Melt Shop at the Steel Plant. The employee had signed off on two fire extinguishers and then went unheard from for the next 3 hours. It takes approximately 3 hours to complete the fire extinguisher inspection wit hin the plant and two coworkers went in search of Employee #1 when he had not re turned within that time limit. They discovered Employee #1 lying on the floor i n a room. One of the coworkers, Employee #2, felt faint, and told his coworker that he was going down. The final coworker, Employee #3, felt faint as well an d used a Honeywell Lumidor Multi-Gas Meter within the room where its pre-alarm a ctivated. Employee #3 donned a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), enter ed the room, and the oxygen levels ranged between four to five percent. Nitrog en had been pumped into the room due to a faulty ventilation unit. Employee #1 was pronounced as deceased at 6:15 p.m. by the onsite coroner and transported to the coroner's office where an autopsy was performed. Cause of death was record ed as deceased due to asphyxiation. | ||||||
| Keywords: asphyxiated, nitrogen, oxygen, oxygen deficiency, vapor, ventilation | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 1133906.015 | Fatality | Law Enforcement: (Not Police) | |||