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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 310845771 - Wer Corporation Dba Aluminum Alloys, Incorporated
Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office
Site Address:
Wer Corporation Dba Aluminum Alloys, Incorporated
4601 Penn Avenue
Sinking Spring, PA 19608
Mailing Address:
4601 Penn Avenue, P.O. Box 2197, Sinking Spring, PA 19608
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3365
NAICS: 331524/Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/26/2008
Emphasis: S:Fall From Height
Case Closed: 10/16/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100571272 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $6,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,800 |
| Current Penalty | $6,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,800 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 | 09/24/2008 | 10/21/2008 | $2,800 | $2,800 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100023 C01 | 09/24/2008 | 10/21/2008 | $2,800 | $2,800 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003A | Serious | 19100147 C07 I | 09/24/2008 | 10/27/2008 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01003B | Serious | 19100147 C08 | 09/24/2008 | 10/27/2008 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 01003C | Serious | 19100147 F03 IID | 09/24/2008 | 10/27/2008 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
On July 12, 2008, two maintenance workers were replacing a screen on a rotary drum in a foundry. The rotary drum had an 11 ft high fixed metal platform at the hopper end and a 10 ft high fixed metal platform at the exit end. While removing panels and the old screen from the rotary drum, they stood on a wooden 2-in. by 10-in. by 12 ft long plank. The plank rested on the metal platforms at the hopper and exit ends. To install the new screen, one worker went inside the rotary drum while the other worked from the wooden plank. Employee #1, the maintenance supervisor, came to inspect the work and to discuss how to patch a hole in the rotary drum's screen. He stepped onto the wooden plank with the coworker. They both moved to the end of the wooden plank at the hopper end. The wooden plank fell, dropping both the coworker and Employee #1 to the floor. The Coworker received a sprained ankle in the fall, but his injury was not recorded. Employee #1 struck his head on an adjacent piece of equipment and died.
Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, UNSECURED, PLANK, FALL, CONCUSSION, SCAFFOLD
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310845771 | Fatality | Concussion | Machinery maintenance occupations |