Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1150598.015 - Benchmark Foam, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sioux Falls Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1150598.015

Report ID: 0830400

Date Opened: 05/20/2016

Site Address:
Benchmark Foam, Inc.
401 Pheasant Ridge Drive
Watertown, SD 57201

Mailing Address:
401 Pheasant Ridge Drive, Watertown, SD 57201

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325211/Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/24/2016

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/25/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1093672

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$17,460	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,460
Current Penalty	$12,471	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,471
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19100303 A	09/26/2016	10/21/2016	$12,471	$8,730	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100303 B01	09/26/2016	10/21/2016	$0	$8,730	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 85599.015

Event: 05/20/2016

Employee is electrocuted after contacting un-insulated elect

At 6:30 a.m. on May 20, 2016, an employee was attempting to cut foam that had expanded out of the mold because they prematurely opened the mold. The foam started to expand and the doors to the machine were not able to be closed. The employee was electrocuted after contacting energized connections on the paddle of the hot wire cutter. The wooden hand paddle of the hot wire cutter had exposed energized connections that the employee contacted. The employee then fell to a lower level outside of the block mold machine.

Keywords: Electrical, Electrocuted, Fall

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1150598.015	29	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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