Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312593809 - Recycling Services

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 312593809

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 03/20/2009

Site Address:
Recycling Services
3301 W. 48th Place
Chicago, IL 60632

Mailing Address:
3301 W. 47th Place, Chicago, IL 60632

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/29/2009

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Hispanic

Case Closed: 09/14/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100034388

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$11,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,750
Current Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 I	08/11/2009	09/28/2009	$3,500	$3,500	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 F03 I	08/11/2009	09/28/2009	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01002	Serious	19100147 C07 IA	08/11/2009	09/28/2009	$3,500	$3,500	$0	-
4.	01003	Serious	19100147 F03 IID	08/11/2009	08/14/2009	$1,750	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004A	Serious	19100332 B01	08/11/2009	09/28/2009	$1,250	$1,250	$0	-
6.	01004B	Serious	19100333 B02 I	08/11/2009	09/28/2009	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200033397

Event: 03/20/2009

Employee Is Killed When Crushed While Cleaning Paper Baler

At 2:35 p.m. on March 20, 2009, Employee #1 was using an air hose to clean out debris from inside a Ballegraaf Recycling paper baler, Model Number 120S, while the machine was in manual mode. Employee #1 had worked all day as a sorter in another department. At the end of the shift, Employee #2 would randomly select employees to clean out the baler for paper and debris. This was a daily routine for the company. Employee #2 had received a phone call before the cleaning had begun. Employee #2 had pressed the red button (an emergency "shut off" switch) to shut the baler off and did not lockout the baler before leaving the area to go and answer the phone call. In the meantime, Employee #1 had placed himself in the baler and began cleaning it with the air hose. Employee #2 returned and activated the baler ram to the forward position for cleaning. He did not know that Employee #1 was in the baler. Employee #1 was crushed. Employee #3, who was in the area, noticed that the access door was open and that the body of Employee #1 was lying in the access door of the baler and on the floor. Emergency response was called, and Employee #1 was pronounced dead on the scene.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, AIR HOSE, BALER, CONTUSION, RAM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312593809			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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