Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300094455 - Kenyon Industries Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Providence Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300094455

Report ID: 0112300

Date Opened: 09/08/1997

Site Address:
Kenyon Industries Inc
36 Sherman Avenue
Kenyon, RI 02836

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 115, Shannock, RI 02875

Union Status: Union

SIC:2262

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/03/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/21/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100090083

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$4,550	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,550
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	03/05/1998	07/20/1998	$4,550	$7,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200090090

Event: 09/08/1997

Employee killed when struck by mixer blade

Employee #1 was working alone, preparing to mix a drum of polyurethane coating. Apparently the wrong mixer was energized and he was struck in the back of the head by the blade of the mixer behind him. Emergency Services responded, but Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene. The shaft of the mixer behind him was found to be bent, resulting in the blades being positioned at about head height. It could not be determined how the shaft was bent. The switches for the two mixers were 19 in. apart on the same wall, and Employee #1 may have inadvertently pushed the wrong button.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, ROTATING SHAFT, ROTATING KNIFE, MIXER, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300094455			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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