Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306158429 - Thyssenkrupp Waupaca

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 306158429

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 12/21/2003

Site Address:
Thyssenkrupp Waupaca
9856 State Hwy. 66
Tell City, IN 47586

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 189, Tell City, IN 47586

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3321

NAICS: 331511/Iron Foundries

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/31/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/11/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362665622

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	04/20/2004	05/07/2004	$0	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200992477

Event: 12/20/2003

Employee is killed while inspecting conveyor belt

At approximately 5:55 p.m. on December 20, 2003, Employee #1 was making a daily visual maintenance inspection of the three-ply rubber conveyor belt number 525A of a Sand Mold WF1122 Sand Conveyor System. He was standing on the platform of an electrically powered United Rentals scissors lift, Model Number GS1930, Serial Number 208867 and was using a flashlight to inspect the take-up belt and roller when he was pulled under the return portion of the 48-inch-long take-up section of the belt. He received multiple injuries and was killed from crushing chest trauma.

Keywords: CHEST, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR BELT, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306158429			Fatality	Other	Machinery maintenance occupations

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