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Violation Summary
Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 22 6 28
Current Violations 16 8 24
Initial Penalty $58,625 $0 $0 $825 $0 $59,450
Current Penalty $26,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $26,000
FTA Amount $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
Deleted 1. 01001 Serious 5A0001 08/22/2007 08/28/2007 $6,300 $6,300 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  2. 01002 Serious 5A0001 08/22/2007 08/29/2007 $2,250 $4,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement
Deleted 3. 01003 Serious 5A0001 08/22/2007 08/28/2007 $6,300 $6,300 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  4. 01004 Serious 19100244 A02 VI 08/22/2007 08/28/2007 $3,150 $6,300 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  5. 01005 Serious 19100212 A01 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $1,000 $1,625 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  6. 01006 Serious 19100303 B02 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $825 $825 $0 -
  7. 01007 Serious 19100305 B01 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $825 $825 $0 -
  8. 01008 Serious 19100242 A 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $825 $825 $0 -
  9. 01009 Other 19100023 C03 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $0 $1,300 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  10. 01010A Serious 19100215 B09 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $975 $975 $0 -
  11. 01010B Serious 19100215 A04 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $0 $0 $0 -
  12. 01011 Serious 19100305 J01 I 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $825 $825 $0 -
  13. 01012 Serious 19100303 G02 I 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $825 $825 $0 -
Deleted 14. 01013A Serious 19100036 G02 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $825 $825 $0 I - Informal Settlement
Deleted 15. 01013B Serious 19100023 E03 IV 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  16. 01014 Serious 19100303 G02 II 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $825 $825 $0 -
  17. 01015 Other 19100304 A02 08/22/2007 08/28/2007 $0 $975 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  18. 01016 Serious 19100212 A03 II 08/22/2007 08/28/2007 $2,250 $2,250 $0 -
  19. 01017 Serious 19100026 C02 IV 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $1,500 $2,275 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  20. 01018 Other 19101200 F05 I 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $0 $825 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  21. 01019 Serious 19100253 B04 III 08/22/2007 08/28/2007 $825 $825 $0 -
  22. 01020A Serious 19100037 A03 08/22/2007 08/29/2007 $2,000 $4,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  23. 01020B Serious 19100023 E03 V 08/22/2007 08/30/2007 $0 $0 $0 -
  24. 01021A Serious 19100134 I05 IV 08/22/2007 08/29/2007 $800 $1,300 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  25. 01021B Serious 19100134 I07 08/22/2007 08/29/2007 $0 $0 $0 -
  26. 01022A Serious 5A0001 08/22/2007 08/28/2007 $6,300 $6,300 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  27. 01022B Serious 5A0001 08/22/2007 08/28/2007 $0 $6,300 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  28. 02001 Other 19100303 G01 II 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $0 $0 $0 -
Deleted 29. 02002 Other 19100303 F 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  30. 02003 Other 19100305 B02 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $0 $0 $0 -
  31. 02004 Other 19100023 C03 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $0 $0 $0 -
  32. 02005 Other 19100253 B02 IV 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $0 $0 $0 -
  33. 02006A Other 19100303 F 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  34. 02006B Other 19100036 G02 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $0 $825 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  35. 02006C Other 19100023 E03 IV 08/22/2007 08/27/2007 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 200631570 Event: 05/27/2007Employee Is Killed When Hydraulic Coupler Explodes
On May 27, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker, both maintenance workers, were assembling a table roll for the 110-inch mill. They were using a gear puller and a Simplex 100-ton double-acting hydraulic cylinder (Model Number XR1006AD, Order Number 17133, Serial Number 217) to remove a housing from around a bearing. Employee #1 began applying pressure to the hydraulic ram, using a Power Team porta power unit (Model Number PE 554T, Serial Number 319259). Only one of the two required hydraulic hoses was properly attached to the double-acting hydraulic cylinder. One end of the hose was attached to the "B" port on the porta power unit, and the other end of the hose was attached to the end pressure port on the Simplex hydraulic cylinder. Prior to making contact with the bearing, and at an unknown pressure, the female end of the unused return port coupler (Enerpac Type CR40003994X hose coupler, rated for 10,000 psi) failed. Internal components, including a chrome steel ball that controls flow, were blown out. Employee #1 was standing approximately four feet in front of the coupler when it failed. He was killed when internal components released by the coupler's failure struck him in the chest.
Keywords: chest, maintenance, work rules, equipment failure, hydraulic cylinder, hydraulic line, explosion, struck by, pressure release, puncture
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 309470748 Fatality Puncture Machinery maintenance occupations

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