Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308734094 - U S Casting Company

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 308734094

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 02/24/2005

Site Address:
U S Casting Company
722 Mulberry Road Se
Canton, OH 44707

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3325

NAICS: 331513/Steel Foundries (except Investment)

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/17/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/05/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100103514
Complaint	205299431	Yes	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
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	08/15/2005	09/17/2005	$4,500	$7,000	$0	09/08/2005	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200102077

Event: 02/22/2005

Employee Is Burned by Exploding Furnace, Later Dies

At approximately 3:45 a.m. on February 22, 2005, Employee #1 was struck by a 1,200 pound model MK8 Pillar electric induction furnace. The furnace had been rebuilt and was operating through the sintering procedure. The furnace bridged, superheated, melted the refractory lining and melted the water cooling coils which allowed water into the molten metal. The furnace had multiple electric arcing, explosions with the molten metal erupting out onto the Employee #1. He was severely burned and hospitalized. He died on March 6, 2005.

Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308734094			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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