Inspection Detail
Case Status: OPEN |
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Inspection: 1565319.015 - Encore Industries Inc.
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Inspection Information - Office: Columbus | ||||
Nr: 1565319.015 | Report ID: 0522500 | Open Date: 11/23/2021 | ||
Encore Industries Inc. | ||||
725 Water Street Cambridge, OH 43725 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
SIC: | ||||
NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing | ||||
Mailing: 725 Water Street, Cambridge, OH 43725 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 11/23/2021 | |
Emphasis: | N:Amputate, N:Svep | Close Case: | ||
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Referral | 1834834 | Yes | ||
Accident | 1836311 | |||
Inspection | 1566118 | Yes |
Case Status: OPEN |
Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
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Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Initial Penalty | $29,004 | $145,027 | $79,761 | $0 | $0 | $253,792 |
Current Penalty | $29,004 | $145,027 | $79,761 | $0 | $0 | $253,792 |
FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
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1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100147 C04 II | 05/12/2022 | 06/01/2022 | $14,502 | $14,502 | $0 | 06/03/2022 | C - Contested | |
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100147 C07 I A | 05/12/2022 | 06/01/2022 | $14,502 | $14,502 | $0 | 06/03/2022 | C - Contested | |
3. | 02001 | Willful | 19100147 D | 05/12/2022 | 06/16/2022 | $145,027 | $145,027 | $0 | 06/03/2022 | C - Contested | |
4. | 03001 | Repeat | 19100147 C06 I | 05/12/2022 | 06/01/2022 | $79,761 | $79,761 | $0 | 06/03/2022 | C - Contested | |
5. | 04001 | Other | 19100303 B01 I | 05/12/2022 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 06/03/2022 | C - Contested |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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Summary Nr: 144706.015 | Event: 11/21/2021 | Employee Dies After Pinned Between Conveyor And Machine | ||||
On November 17, 2021, Employee #1 was attempting to troubleshoot and clear jamme d material on the trim press of Thermoforming Line #5. Employee #1 opened the si de access door to clear the jammed parts/plastic material underneath and within the trim press on Thermoforming Line #5. Employee #1 climbed onto the lift conve yor belt that was in the DOWN position, and reached up with one arm to attempt t o clear the jammed materials within the frame of the upper die of the trim press and frame. The portion of the lift conveyor belt that moves up and down unexpec tedly started to move up towards the bottom of the trim press to the home positi on as Employee #1 was attempting to clear the jam. As a result, Employee #1 was crushed between the machine frame of the bottom of the trim press and the moving lift conveyor belt portion at an angle at approximately chest/neck/head height. Employee #1 was pinned in this position for approximately 18 minutes until the fire department and employees were able to free him from the machine. Employee # 1 was in cardiac arrest, and CPR and chest compressions were started immediately on Employee #1 by paramedics on-scene as soon as Employee #1 was unpinned from the machine. Employee #1 was then transported to the emergency room and was admi tted into the intensive care unit. Employee #1 was unresponsive to medical treat ment for many days and was removed from life support and pronounced dead on Nove mber 21, 2021. Employee #1 was unconscious for 18 minutes with subsequent cardia c arrest; revived and intubated per acute respiratory arrest; hypoxic ischemic i njury to the brain due to lack of oxygen and blood to the brain; bilateral lower lobe pneumonia; aspiration; pneumomediastinum; subcutaneous emphysema in neck. | ||||||
Keywords: brain, cardiac arrest, chest, conveyor belt, cpr, crushed, head, neck, pinned, pneumonia, respiratory, unconsciousness, unresponsive | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
1 | 1565319.015 | Fatality | Supervisors, production occupations |