1. January 16, 2007 – James Bains: 64 years old; Electrician; 6 years seniority; CC Metal and Alloys; Calvert City, Kentucky; LU 523, Region 3. The victim was found mortally injured near the base of a manlift vertical conveyor used to travel up and down 4 levels of an electric arc furnace. He had apparently fallen while descending on the manlift. The victim had been assigned to change light bulbs at the top of the eight story furnace and was working alone at the time of the incident. The victim fell from the 8th floor to 4th floor, a distance of approximately 66 feet.
2. February 2, 2007 – Francisco Fraticelli: 59 years old; Core Tech/Utility; 32 years seniority; Ford Motor Company – Cleveland Casting Plant; Brook Park, Ohio; LU 1250, Region 2B. The victim was found lying face down inside a core machine. He had relieved the regular operator approximately 20 minutes earlier. There were no witnesses to the incident and it is unclear why the victim entered the machine. Core machine operators routinely perform tasks in this area and it appeared that a perimeter barrier (railing) had been removed to gain access. The victim was working alone at the time of the incident.
3. February 12, 2007 – Michael Tiller: 51 years old; Electrician; 32 years seniority; DaimlerChrysler – Toledo North Assembly; Toledo, Ohio; LU 12, Region 2B. The victim was found lying on the roller bed of a Hydra-Handler battery changing truck, fatally injured, with his arm pinned in the battery washer door. He was assigned to change, charge and maintain batteries for powered industrial vehicles at the facility. There were no witnesses to the incident and it is unclear why the victim was on the roller bed in front of the battery washer. The victim was working alone at the time of the incident. Initial investigation indicates the washer door may have mis-cycled and closed on the victim’s arm causing him to fall to the roller bed.
4. April 21, 2007 – Anthony J. Dier: 64 years old; Mechanic; 35 years seniority; Kohler Company; Kohler, Wisconsin; LU 833, Region 4. The victim and another mechanic were assigned to disassemble the lid of an electric arc furnace, which included a shaft and yoke assembly, and remove it from the building. After disassembly, the mechanics moved the lid by fork truck to a second story access door and dropped it to the yard below. They could not separate the yoke and shaft as planned so a decision was made to move it in one piece. At this point, the second mechanic went down to the first floor. It is likely the victim used a fork truck to move the shaft and yoke assembly to the second story access door and attempted to transfer it to the yard using a 10 ton, pendulum controlled, overhead crane located nearby. The shaft and yoke assembly apparently fell, striking the victim in the head and pinning him to the floor. The victim was working alone at the time of the incident.