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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 122018435 - Greenheck Fan Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office
Site Address:
Greenheck Fan Corporation
400 Ross Avenue
Schofield, WI 54476
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 410, Schofield, WI 54476
Union Status: Union
SIC:3444
NAICS: 333415/Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/23/2008
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/13/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100651074 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| Current Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citation Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100147 C04 IIB | 04/29/2008 | 07/02/2008 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 7:00 a.m. on April 12, 2008, Employee #1, a maintenance employee, was changing a screw on the tooling slide of a curb forming machine. Prior to starting the work, Employee #1 communicated to a coworker, who was working in another room, that he was removing the guards on the machine. Employee #1 was laying on his side, on the floor, underneath the machine with the tooling slide in the up position, and he loosened the chain idler attached to the hydraulic motor and drive sprocket at the lower end of the screw mechanism. The chain released tension, causing the approximately 800-1,000 pound tooling slide to fall 11 inches onto the chest of Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed from compression asphyxiation.
Keywords: CHAIN, CHEST, MAINTENANCE, ROTATING PARTS, ASPHYXIATED, SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, SPROCKET, FALLING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 122018435 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |