TranslateInspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Calumet City | ||||
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| Nr: 1482385.015 | Report ID: 0521700 | Open Date: 07/08/2020 | ||
| Brookfield Iron & Metal Llc | ||||
| 171 E. 12th Street Chicago Heights, IL 60411 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers | ||||
| Mailing: 171 E. 12th Street, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 07/08/2020 | |
| Close Case: | 02/22/2021 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 1618938 | |||
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $26,988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,988 |
| Current Penalty | $21,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100101 A | 12/21/2020 | 02/16/2021 | $11,000 | $13,494 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19101200 G08 | 12/21/2020 | 02/16/2021 | $10,000 | $13,494 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19101200 H02 II | 12/21/2020 | 02/16/2021 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 02001 | Other | 19100132 D02 | 12/21/2020 | 02/16/2021 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 127576.015 | Event: 07/08/2020 | One Employee Is Killed And Other Incurs Hearing Loss When Co | ||||
| At 11:15 a.m. on July 8, 2020, two employees were working for a merchant wholesaler of recyclable materials. Employee #1 transported approximately nine compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinders from the firm's scrapyard into the garage with a forklift to dismantle and dispose of the cylinders. The cylinders' valves were still attached. Employee #1 positioned the cylinders side-by-side on the ground. Employee #1 then used a gas-operated Stihl TS420 cut-off saw to cut triangles into the CNG cylinders. He did not purge the CNG cylinders first. Among the cylinder he cut without incident was a Luxfer aluminum CNG cylinder overwrapped with carbon fiber. It had serial number ADX6151. When employee #1 attempted to cut into the fourth CNG cylinder, the cut-off saw produced frictional heat and sparks while cutting. There were residual amounts of compressed natural gas remaining in the cylinder. It exploded. Employee #1 suffered multiple injuries. He was killed. Employee #2 was walking through the area when the explosion occurred. He experienced hearing loss in his left ear. The hearing loss was temporary. He was not hospitalized. | ||||||
| Keywords: ppe, saw, cutting, cylinder, flammable vapors, natural gas, metal saw, hearing loss, explosion, compressed gas, spark, purging | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1482385.015 | Non Hospitalized injury | Hearing Loss | Automobile mechanics | ||
| 2 | 1482385.015 | Fatality | Other | |||