Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306682881 - Whitesell Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 306682881

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 04/26/2004

Site Address:
Whitesell Corporation
800 East 7th Street
Washington, IA 52353

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3496

NAICS: 332618/Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 06/07/2004

Emphasis: S:Fatality Catastrophe, S:General Industry

Case Closed: 07/27/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100520527

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2		1	1		4
Current Violations	2		1	1		4
Initial Penalty	$7,500	$0	$12,500	$0	$0	$20,000
Current Penalty	$4,750	$0	$7,500	$0	$0	$12,250
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100179 J03	06/16/2004	07/12/2004	$1,250	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	06/16/2004	07/09/2004	$3,500	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001A	Repeat	19100147 C04 II	06/16/2004	08/03/2004	$7,500	$12,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02001B	Repeat	19100147 C07 I	06/16/2004	08/03/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	03001A	Other	19100179 B03	06/16/2004	06/22/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	03001B	Other	19100179 B05	06/16/2004	06/22/2004	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200528586

Event: 04/23/2004

Employee is killed in crane hoist

On April 23, 2004, Employee #1 was killed when caught in a crane hoist between the frame of the machine and a load.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, HOIST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306682881			Fatality	Asphyxia	Metal plating machine operators

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