Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305155590 - Illinois Blower Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305155590

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 08/29/2002

Site Address:
Illinois Blower Inc.
750 Industrial Drive
Cary, IL 60013

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3564

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/20/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/11/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361842925

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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	5A0001	02/11/2003	02/28/2003	$3,000	$3,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200821718

Event: 08/29/2002

Employee is killed when crushed by falling impeller

At approximately 7:55 a.m. on August 29, 2002, Employee #1 was spot welding a 4 ft diameter impeller that had been loaded by a forklift truck onto a larger, circular steel table 2.5 ft above the floor. The unit was set on the rollers of a fixture that sat on the table. The impeller was slowly turned by the operator to spot weld at various locations on its face. The fixture was designed with a vertical mechanical stop on one side but not on the opposite side. As a result, impeller began to drift toward Employee #1 while he was welding. The 500 lb unit came off the rollers of the fixture and fell toward Employee #1, knocking him onto the concrete floor and then landing on top of him. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: REPAIR, UNSECURED, WELDER, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305155590			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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