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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1266458.015 - Elg Utica Alloys (Hartford), Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1266458.015
Report ID: 0112000
Date Opened: 09/26/2017

Site Address:
Elg Utica Alloys (Hartford), Inc.
239 West Service Road
Hartford, CT 06120

Mailing Address:
239 West Service Road, Hartford, CT 06120

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/26/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/14/2018

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 1266751 Yes
Complaint 1266771 Yes
Case Status: CLOSED
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 5 1 6
Current Violations 5 1 6
Initial Penalty $47,563 $128,043 $0 $0 $0 $175,606
Current Penalty $28,538 $76,826 $0 $0 $0 $105,364
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 5A0001 01/26/2018 03/15/2018 $5,488 $9,147 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01001B Serious 19100212 A01 01/26/2018 03/15/2018 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01002 Serious 19100147 C04 I 01/26/2018 03/15/2018 $7,683 $12,805 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01003 Serious 19100219 E03 I 01/26/2018 $4,390 $7,317 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 01004A Serious 19101030 D04 II A 01/26/2018 03/15/2018 $5,488 $9,147 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
6. 01004B Serious 19101030 G02 II A 01/26/2018 03/15/2018 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
7. 01005 Serious 19101030 F02 I 01/26/2018 03/15/2018 $5,488 $9,147 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
8. 02001 Willful 19100212 A01 01/26/2018 05/15/2018 $76,826 $128,043 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 99314.015
Event: 09/22/2017
Employee amputates arm when caught in a conveyor nip point

At 8:45 p.m. on September 22, 2017, Employee #1 was standing at the start end of an inclined feed conveyor, placing scrap metal on the belt to be transported to a fragmentizer. A fragment of scrap metal came down the bottom of the conveyor and lodged in the in-running nip point of the belt and head pulley. The employee attempted to pull the material out, but his glove became caught in the nip point. Employee #1's lower left arm was pulled off. He was hospitalized for the injury.

Keywords: Caught In, Conveyor Belt, Glove, Jammed, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Nip Point, Pulley

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1266458.015 52 M Hospitalized injury Machine feeders and offbearers
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