Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1242853.015 - Vita-Line Products Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1242853.015

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 06/27/2017

Site Address:
Vita-Line Products Inc
1111 N Park Drive
Hazleton, PA 18202

Mailing Address:
1111 N Park Drive, Hazleton, PA 18202

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311111/Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/27/2017

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/01/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1230735	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$18,108	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,108
Current Penalty	$13,581	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,581
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	19100147 C04 I	08/25/2017	10/13/2017	$6,791	$9,054	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A03 II	08/25/2017	10/13/2017	$6,791	$9,054	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 96642.015

Event: 06/21/2017

Employee's fingertip is amputated when caught by machine bla

At 8:00 a.m. on June 21, 2017, an employee was aligning the film in a pet food bagging machine. During work, one of the employee's fingers became caught by the machine blade as it cycled. The tip of his finger was amputated.

Keywords: Amputation, Blade, Finger, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1242853.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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