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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 311472112 - Republic Engineered Products
Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office
Site Address:
Republic Engineered Products
401 Rose Avenue Se
Massillon, OH 44646
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:3316
NAICS: 331221/Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Complaint
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 07/24/2008
Emphasis: N:Lead, S:Lead
Case Closed: 07/08/2009
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complaint | 206693863 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $2,500 | $0 | $12,500 | $0 | $0 | $15,000 |
| Current Penalty | $1,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 |
| 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 | 19101025 L01 I | 07/25/2008 | 08/27/2008 | $1,500 | $2,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Repeat | 19100141 G02 | 07/25/2008 | 08/27/2008 | $12,500 | $12,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 3. | 03001 | Other | 19101025 D02 | 07/25/2008 | 08/27/2008 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
On February 6, 2008, Employee #1, working for Republic Engineered Products, was lowering a boom into a rack on a spreader beam. Employee #1 had crawled underneath the spreader beam to hook the load. While Employee #1 was hooking the 1,926 pound. spreader, the bar came down onto Employee # 1's back, causing multiple rib fractures, breaking his spine, and collapsing his lung. The employee was hospitalized and later placed in a drug induced coma.
Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, SPINE, BACK, TRUCK, RIB, STRUCK BY, TRUCK BOOM, SPREADER BAR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 311472112 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported |