Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309358695 - International Thermal Systems, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Milwaukee Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309358695

Report ID: 0523400

Date Opened: 03/06/2007

Site Address:
International Thermal Systems, Llc
4697 W. Greenfield Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53214

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3559

NAICS: 333298/All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/29/2007

Emphasis: L:Piv, N:Amputate, S:Amputations, S:Fall From Height, S:Powered Ind Vehicle

Case Closed: 07/01/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100121730
Complaint	205597313	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	23	1		1		25
Current Violations	10			5		15
Initial Penalty	$75,950	$56,000	$0	$0	$0	$131,950
Current Penalty	$48,050	$0	$0	$4,025	$0	$52,075
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	19100023 C01	08/31/2007	09/12/2007	$2,400	$4,900	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100133 A01	08/31/2007	09/06/2007	$525	$1,050	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100137 B02 II	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$1,750	$1,750	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Serious	19100137 B02 XII	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$1,050	$1,050	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	01005	Serious	19100147 C04 I	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$3,500	$3,500	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
6.	01006	Other	19100147 C06 I	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$875	$1,750	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19100147 C07 I	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$3,500	$3,500	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
8.	01008A	Serious	19100179 J02	08/31/2007	09/07/2007	$1,000	$1,750	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
9.	01008B	Serious	19100179 N04 I	08/31/2007	09/07/2007	$0	$0	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
10.	01009	Serious	19100179 L02 I	08/31/2007	09/07/2007	$1,000	$1,750	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
11.	01010	Serious	19100212 A03 II	08/31/2007	09/07/2007	$4,900	$4,900	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
12.	01011	Serious	19100217 B04 I	08/31/2007	09/07/2007	$1,750	$1,750	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
13.	01012	Serious	19100217 C01 I	08/31/2007	09/07/2007	$3,500	$3,500	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
14.	01013	Other	19100217 D09 I	08/31/2007	09/07/2007	$875	$1,750	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
15.	01014	Other	19100217 D09 IV	08/31/2007	09/07/2007	$875	$1,750	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
16.	01015	Serious	19100217 E01 I	08/31/2007	09/07/2007	$875	$1,750	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
17.	01016	Serious	19100332 B01	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$1,750	$3,500	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
18.	01017A	Serious	19100333 A02	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$3,500	$3,500	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
19.	01017B	Serious	19100335 A01 I	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$0	$0	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
20.	01018	Serious	19100335 A02 I	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$3,500	$3,500	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
21.	01019	Serious	19100335 B01	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$1,050	$1,050	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
22.	01020A	Other	19100137 B02 II	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$1,400	$1,750	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
23.	01020B	Other	19100137 B02 XII	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$0	$1,050	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
24.	01021A	Serious	19100147 C04 I	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$3,500	$3,500	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
25.	01021B	Serious	19100147 C07 I	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$0	$3,500	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
26.	01022A	Serious	19100212 A03 II	08/31/2007	09/07/2007	$5,000	$4,900	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
27.	01022B	Serious	19100217 B04 I	08/31/2007	09/07/2007	$0	$1,750	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
28.	01022C	Serious	19100217 C01 I	08/31/2007	09/07/2007	$0	$3,500	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
29.	01023A	Serious	19100333 A02	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$4,000	$3,500	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
30.	01023B	Serious	19100335 A01 I	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$0	$0	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
31.	01023C	Serious	19100335 A02 I	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$0	$3,500	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
32.	01023D	Serious	19100335 B01	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$0	$1,050	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
33.	02001	Serious	19100023 C01	08/31/2007	09/13/2007	$28,000	$56,000	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement
34.	03001	Other	19100178 Q07	08/31/2007	09/07/2007	$0	$0	$0	09/21/2007	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200122844

Event: 03/02/2007

Employee Dies in Fall from Industrial Oven

On March 2, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were trying to disassemble a blower unit located on top of an industrial oven that was 11.6 feet tall. The coworker was using an impact wrench to remove the bolts from the blower unit. As Employee #1 was collecting the removed bolts, she tripped on the air hose that was connected to the impact wrench, lost her balance, and fell, striking her head on the concrete floor and the extruded aluminum cribbing end that the oven was fabricated and leveled on. She sustained severe head trauma, broken vertebrae in her back and other injuries, and died 14 days later. There was no fall protection plan or personal protective equipment used when working on top of the oven.

Keywords: HEAD, OVEN, WELDER, TRIPPED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, VERTEBRA, WORK SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309358695			Fatality	Other	Welders and cutters

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