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Inspection Information - Office: Tenn Cmpl Sfty 3 | ||||
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| Nr: 308188747 | Report ID: 0454713 | Open Date: 09/23/2004 | ||
| Mueller Co Llc | ||||
| 1401 Mueller Ave Chattanooga, TN 37406 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 3321/Gray and Ductile Iron Foundries | ||||
| NAICS: 331511/Iron Foundries | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 10/08/2004 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 02/23/2005 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 100623248 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $9,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,000 |
| Current Penalty | $4,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,500 |
| 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 | 503010501 | 12/16/2004 | 12/24/2004 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | - | ||
| Deleted | 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100176 F | 12/16/2004 | 12/24/2004 | $0 | $4,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 200623197 | Event: 09/23/2004 | Employee Is Killed When Crushed By Rail Car | ||||
| On September 23, 2004, Employee #1, a flagman, was backing up a railroad hopper car, which was being pushed by a front-end loader. When he saw that the rail car was approaching a parked semi-trailer, he attempted to apply the rail car's brakes. The flagman's shirt became caught on a cotter key for the brake release. He was crushed between the rail car and the semi trailer and was killed. | ||||||
| Keywords: brake, work rules, railroad car, flagman, cotter pin, collision, crushed, loader, trailer, backing up | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 308188747 | Fatality | Other | Laborers, except construction | ||