Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1240636.015 - Bethlehem Precast, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1240636.015

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 06/06/2017

Site Address:
Bethlehem Precast, Inc.
835 East North Street
Bethlehem, PA 18017

Mailing Address:
835 East North Street, Bethlehem, PA 18017

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 327390/Other Concrete Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/25/2017

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 08/28/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1222562	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$12,105	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,105
Current Penalty	$7,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,250
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	19100213 C01	07/27/2017	08/18/2017	$5,250	$8,873	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100305 G02 III	07/27/2017	08/18/2017	$2,000	$3,232	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 96551.015

Event: 06/05/2017

Employee's thumb is amputated while operating table saw

At 2:00 p.m. on June 5, 2017, an employee was using a table saw to make angled rip cuts. During work, the employee removed the saw guard, which resulted in one of his thumbs contacting the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputated thumb.

Keywords: Amputated, Blade, Guard, Table Saw, Thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1240636.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters

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