Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1223846.015 - Us Greenfiber, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1223846.015

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 03/23/2017

Site Address:
Us Greenfiber, Llc
157 Passan Drive - Building #2
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702

Mailing Address:
157 Passan Drive - Building #2, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 322299/All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/23/2017

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 12/07/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1194034	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$9,054	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,054
Current Penalty	$4,527	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,527
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.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	06/26/2017		$4,527	$9,054	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100243 B02	06/26/2017	07/21/2017	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 94604.015

Event: 03/21/2017

Employee's hand is caught in metal gate and two fingers are

At 11:45 a.m. on March 21, 2017, Employee #1 responded to an alarm condition ("SLOW FEED") of the boric acid feeder on Line 1. The cloth cylinder used to prevent dusting had become entrapped above the discharge pneumatic metal slide gate of the silo. Upon movement of the cloth cylinder, the metal slide gate closed on Employee #1's right hand, amputating the bone above the first phalanx on both the index and ring fingers.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Cylinder, Finger, Silo

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1223846.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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