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Inspection Information - Office: Austin | ||||
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| Nr: 300435112 | Report ID: 0625400 | Open Date: 03/11/1998 | ||
| Westbrook Mfg. | ||||
| 6350 E. Highway 90 Seguin, TX 78155 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 3312/Steel Works, Blast Furnaces (Including Coke Ovens), and Rolling Mills | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 03/12/1998 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 04/28/1998 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 100600204 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $10,150 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,150 |
| Current Penalty | $6,767 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,767 |
| 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 | 19100212 A01 | 04/09/1998 | 04/14/1998 | $4,000 | $4,900 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100243 C03 | 04/09/1998 | 04/21/1998 | $950 | $1,750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100303 G02 I | 04/09/1998 | 04/15/1998 | $1,450 | $2,450 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100242 A | 04/09/1998 | 04/15/1998 | $367 | $1,050 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 200600211 | Event: 03/10/1998 | Employee Killed When Struck By Flying Die Block | ||||
| On March 10, 1998, Employee #1, an engineer and the plant manager, was adjusting the die clearance on a 400-ton hydraulic press. He stacked a die block and a small cylinder on top of the shoe and lowered the ram onto the stack. Pressure was applied to the cylinder and the die block, and then relaxed, whereupon the die block and cylinder shot out and struck Employee #1 on the right side of his chest. He suffered two fractured ribs, a collapsed right lung, and a severed artery. EMS responded, but Employee #1 had already died by the time they arrived. | ||||||
| Keywords: chest, ejected, severed, fracture, unsecured, work rules, struck by, artery, flying object, hydraulic press | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 300435112 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | ||