Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1280191.015 - Dillman Equipment, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Madison

Nr: 1280191.015	Report ID: 0523300	Open Date: 11/30/2017

Dillman Equipment, Inc.
34600 County Highway K Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821		Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 333120/Construction Machinery Manufacturing
Mailing: 34600 County Highway K, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821

Inspection Type:	Fat/Cat
Scope:	Complete	Advanced Notice:	N
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Health	Close Conference:	05/22/2018
Emphasis:	N:Lead, L:Lead, L:Fall	Close Case:	08/27/2019

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Accident	1288473
	Referral	1287473	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5					5
Current Violations	5					5
Initial Penalty	$84,997	$0	$0	$0	$0	$84,997
Current Penalty	$48,966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$48,966
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
	1.	01001A	Serious	19100022 A03	05/23/2018	06/21/2018	$12,934	$12,934	$0		I - Informal Settlement
	2.	01001B	Serious	19100028 B03 II	05/23/2018	06/21/2018	$0	$12,934	$0		I - Informal Settlement
Deleted	3.	01003A	Serious	19100094 A02 II	05/23/2018	07/13/2018	$0	$9,239	$0		I - Informal Settlement
Deleted	4.	01003B	Serious	19101000 A02	05/23/2018	07/13/2018	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
	5.	01003C	Serious	19101000 E	05/23/2018	09/30/2019	$4,620	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
	6.	01004A	Serious	19100094 A03 I	05/23/2018	07/13/2018	$9,239	$9,239	$0		I - Informal Settlement
	7.	01004B	Serious	19100094 A03 I B	05/23/2018	07/13/2018	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
	8.	01004C	Serious	19100094 A04 I	05/23/2018	07/13/2018	$0	$9,239	$0		I - Informal Settlement
	9.	01004D	Serious	19100094 A04 I B	05/23/2018	07/13/2018	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
	10.	01006	Serious	19100134 D01 III	05/23/2018	07/13/2018	$9,239	$9,239	$0		I - Informal Settlement
	11.	01007A	Serious	19100134 I05 III	05/23/2018	07/13/2018	$12,934	$9,239	$0		I - Informal Settlement
	12.	01007B	Serious	19100134 I07	05/23/2018	07/13/2018	$0	$12,934	$0		I - Informal Settlement

	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 101125.015		Event: 11/27/2017	Employee Is Struck By Sandblasting Media And Later Dies
At 1:00 p.m. on November 27, 2017, two employees were abrasive blasting at a facility that manufactures asphalt paving equipment. The blasting operation took place inside a blasting room that was approximately 32 feet wide and 124 feet long. The employees were abrading a drum frame, which was approximately nine feet wide and 76 feet long, and consisted of structural steel and equipment that would later support a drum mixer. The drum frame was supported on one end by an axel set which was similar to a set of axles that would support a semi-trailer. The axle set consisted of the axles, tires and steel beams that were attached to the drum frame for transportation around the facility. The steel beams were approximately 10 inches wide with multiple openings or holes between them ranging from approximately two feet to four feet. The abrasive blast media was coal slag and the employees wore supplied air respirators and a blasting suits. It was Employee #1's first day on the job, and Employee #2 was providing on the job training to Employee #1. The employees started working together at approximately 12:30 p.m. and after some practice and observation, both employees were working within a few feet of each other to blast the same piece of equipment. At approximately 1:00 p.m., Employee #2 noticed that Employee #1 was lying on top of the axle set and had been badly injured. The coal slag blasting media had accumulated on the walking surfaces, making them slippery. The fine particulates created during the abrasive blasting operation likely created poor visibility. The poor visibility combined with the narrow working surfaces, multiple holes in the surface and slippery conditions likely caused Employee #1 to lose his balance and accidentally direct the blast nozzle that was operating in excess of 100 psi, at himself, causing a laceration of the inner left groin area that damaged the femoral vein and artery. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and died on November 30, 2017 due to complications from extensive blood loss.
Keywords: poor visibility, struck by, sandblasting, artery, laceration, high pressure, slippery surface, ppe
1	1280191.015		Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation Not Listed

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