Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114983265 - Richmond Casting Company

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 114983265

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 03/03/1997

Site Address:
Richmond Casting Company
1775 Rich Road
Richmond, IN 47374

Mailing Address:
Po 1247, Richmond, IN 47374

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3321

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/10/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/16/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362659310

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$875	$0	$0	$0	$0	$875
Current Penalty	$875	$0	$0	$0	$0	$875
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	2200080101	05/09/1997	05/14/1997	$875	$875	$0	06/12/1997	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170104749

Event: 03/01/1997

Employee killed by fragment of shattered grinding wheel

At approximately 6:30 p.m. on or about March 1, 1997, Employee #1 was operating a Setco Floorstand snag grinder, serial #64586. The 30 in. diameter abrasive wheel was a Bay State/Sterling reinforced resinoid, #GB5LR-986-1. Employee #1 was standing directly in front of the machine, in the plane of rotation, off-hand grinding a gray iron casting when the abrasive wheel exploded. A 9 in. by 6 in. by 1 5/8 in. piece of the wheel struck Employee #1 over the heart, killing him. The cause of the wheel exploding could not be established with certainty.

Keywords: CHEST, WHEEL, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, GRINDING WHEEL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114983265			Fatality	Concussion	Grinding, abrading, buffing & polishing mach. op's

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