Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14762504 - Fairfield Aluminum Castings Co

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 14762504

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 06/19/1984

Site Address:
Fairfield Aluminum Castings Co
603 N 8th
Fairfield, IA 52556

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3365

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/27/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/31/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360582662

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$1,120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,120
Current Penalty	$1,120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,120
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100038 A05 I	07/02/1984	08/05/1984	$560	$560	$0	A - Amendment
2.	01002	Serious	19100157 G01	07/02/1984	08/05/1984	$560	$560	$0	A - Amendment
3.	02001	Other	19100212 A02	07/02/1984	07/21/1984	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14453427

Event: 06/19/1984

Employee killed, another hurt in dust collector explosion

A fire started in the dust collector which is connected to the wheelabrator (Goff airless shot blast equipment for polishing aluminum). The manufacturer of the machine believes gas from the fire built up in the wheelabrator and caused the third and biggest explosion; two smaller explosions took place in the dust collector. Employee #1, a maintenance worker on the third shift, was found about 7 ft from where he was standing before the explosion. A witness saw his head hit the furnace. Employee #2 was thrown to the floor about 5 ft from where he was standing, sustaining a cut on his upper left arm. The fire marshall officer listed the cause of the fire as static electricity. Neither the dust collector nor the wheelabrator had been used for over a week due to repairs. A stone grinder, which is attached to the dust collector by a duct, was run twice for 8/10 of an hour. A spark from the stone grinder, or heat build-up from newly collected dust, may have started the fire. There was no evidence of fire in any of the ducts.

Keywords: FURNACE, HEAD, STATIC ELECTRICITY, DUST, FIRE, STRUCK AGAINST, DUST COLLECTOR, EXPLOSION, SPARK, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14762504			Fatality	Hernia	Occupation not reported
2	14762504			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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