Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311610174 - Ford Motor Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 311610174

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 07/23/2009

Site Address:
Ford Motor Co.
1155 Bible Rd.
Lima, OH 45801

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3714

NAICS: 336312/Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/23/2009

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:Piv, S:Electrical, S:Powered Ind Vehicle, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 09/15/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	202100947	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 311610174

Event: 07/22/2009

Employee Is Burned by Arc Flash

At approximately 5:50 a.m. on July 22, 2009, Employee #1 was operating a forklift in an area being used for temporary overflow storage of racks of assembled engines. The maximum height of the mast of the forklift being used was 15.4 ft. An electrical busway was located approximately 25 ft above floor level. When he was backing up, the mast of the forklift may have come into contact with a piece of vertical heating duct work mounted to the vertical column A-4. An arc flash occurred in the busway which destroyed a section approximately 4 to 5 ft long. Employee #1 sustained superficial burns due to the heat and the weld-type splatter that was created in the arc flash.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, STRUCK AGAINST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311610174					Occupation not reported

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