Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303705693 - Orion Power Midwest

Inspection Information - Office: Erie Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303705693

Report ID: 0336000

Date Opened: 04/10/2001

Site Address:
Orion Power Midwest
State Route 168
West Pittsburg, PA 16160

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/21/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/30/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100380187

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,750
Current Penalty	$900	$0	$0	$500	$0	$1,400
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
1.	01001A	Serious	19100146 C02	08/21/2001	09/08/2001	$900	$1,875	$0	09/12/2001	R - Review Commission
2.	01001B	Serious	19100146 D01	08/21/2001	09/08/2001	$0	$0	$0	09/12/2001	R - Review Commission
3.	01001C	Serious	19100146 D02	08/21/2001	09/08/2001	$0	$0	$0	09/12/2001	R - Review Commission
4.	01001D	Serious	19100146 D03 III	08/21/2001	09/08/2001	$0	$0	$0	09/12/2001	R - Review Commission
5.	01001E	Serious	19100146 G01	08/21/2001	09/08/2001	$0	$0	$0	09/12/2001	R - Review Commission
6.	01002	Other	19100269 D08 IID	08/21/2001	09/08/2001	$500	$1,875	$0	09/12/2001	R - Review Commission

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200380335

Event: 04/09/2001

Employee Drowned While Clearing a Grinder

Two employees of an electric power generation plant were clearing a grinder within a slag removal tank unit. After attempts to clear the grinder by mechanical means failed, the unit was shut down, flushed of water, and a porthole was opened for entry to the grinder area. After attempts to reach a stuck metal piece failed, Employee #1 squeezed himself through the porthole up to his waist. At the same time, a water pump that provided flow-by water failed and shut down. The water that was being pushed by the pump through the piping system out to a pond now began backfilling into the slag removal unit. Employee #1, inside the unit, was stuck under water. The other employee, plus another walking by, could not pull the stuck employee free before he drowned.

Keywords: GRINDER, STUCK, LOCKOUT, DROWN, PUMP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303705693			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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