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Inspection: 1281286 - Racine Die Casting
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Inspection Information - Office: Milwaukee | ||||
| Nr: 1281286 | Report ID: 0523400 | Open Date: 06/07/1985 | ||
| Racine Die Casting | ||||
| 9612 Michigan Sturtevant, WI 53177 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 3369/Nonferrous Foundries, Except Aluminum and Copper | ||||
| Mailing: 2620 90th Street Attn Ron Redel, Sturtevant, WI 53177 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 06/14/1985 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 11/06/1985 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360646939 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
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| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $280 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $280 |
| Current Penalty | $280 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $280 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100219 C02 I | 07/05/1985 | 07/08/1985 | $280 | $280 | $0 | - |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14499602 | Event: 06/07/1985 | Employee Impaled By Flying Air Nozzle Coupler | ||||
| ON JUNE 7, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AT A VARIABLE SPEED HAMMOND POLISHING BELT LATHE, MODEL 7-ROHW-C. HE WOULD HOLD CASTINGS TO BE POLISHED AND THEN CLEAN THEM BY BLOWING COMPRESSED AIR ON THEM. AFTER CLEANING THE CASTINGS, HE WOULD DRAPE THE AIRLINE OVER THE POLISHING LATHE. THIS PRACTICE DEVELOPED BECAUSE OF THE POSITIONING OF THE AIRLINE (BEHIND THE MACHINE). THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE VIBRATION CAUSED THE AIRLINE TO WORK ITS WAY DOWN TO AN UNGUARDED 3 INCH LENGTH OF THE HORIZONTAL SHAFT, WHERE IT BECAME ENTWINED IN THE SHAFT. THE SHAFT, ROTATING AT 1500 RPM, QUICKLY SHEARED THE AIRLINE AND SENT THE COUPLING INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S CHEST AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 325 FEET PER SECOND. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE A PORTION OF THE LATHE SHAFT WAS LEFT UNGUARDED, IN VIOLATION OF 1910.219(C)(2)(I), AND THE EMPLOYER ALLOWED THE PRACTICE TO EVOLVE OF DRAPING THE AIRLINE OVER THE LATHE. THE LATHE WAS A NEWLY MANUFACTURED UNIT, PURCHASED IN JANUARY, 1985. | ||||||
| Keywords: chest, lathe, impaled, rotating shaft, struck by, flying object, unguarded | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 1281286 | Fatality | Puncture | Occupation not reported | ||