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Inspection Information - Office: Allentown | ||||
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| Nr: 312979925 | Report ID: 0317900 | Open Date: 04/12/2010 | ||
| Victaulic Company Of America | ||||
| 8023 Quarry Road Alburtis, PA 18011 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 3321/Gray and Ductile Iron Foundries | ||||
| NAICS: 331511/Iron Foundries | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 09/27/2010 | |
| Close Case: | 02/17/2011 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 101322121 | |||
| Referral | 201326089 | Yes | ||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Initial Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $32,000 |
| Current Penalty | $14,000 | $0 | $8,333 | $0 | $0 | $22,333 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100132 A | 10/04/2010 | 10/19/2010 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100023 C01 | 10/14/2010 | 10/14/2010 | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Repeat | 19100023 C01 | 10/04/2010 | 10/07/2010 | $8,333 | $25,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 03001 | Other | 19100132 D01 I | 10/04/2010 | 10/19/2010 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 201321528 | Event: 04/12/2010 | Foundry Worker Is Burned By Molten Iron, Later Dies | ||||
| On April 12, 2010, Employee #1 and Employee #2, who worked for a pipe joining company, were working on a deck as operators during a production process that uses two outpour furnaces to produce ductile iron pipe fitting components. Cooling water had been introduced into the iron, which resulted in over pressurization of the vessel. Over 9,000 lbs of molten iron was expelled from the vessel, a catastrophic expulsion. When the iron was expelled from the furnace, Employee #1 and Employee #2 sustained serious burns and required hospitalization. Employee #1 later died of her injuries at the hospital. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, furnace, explosion venting, explosive mixing, iron worker, molten metal, foundry, accidental discharge, pressure release | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 312979925 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Furnace, kiln and oven operators | ||