Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1269535.015 - Upper Darby Sign Company

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1269535.015

Report ID: 0317000

Date Opened: 10/11/2017

Site Address:
Upper Darby Sign Company
251 Boot Road
Downingtown, PA 19335

Mailing Address:
251 Boot Road, Downingtown, PA 19335

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 339950/Sign Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/11/2017

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 01/17/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1271776	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$12,675	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,675
Current Penalty	$5,767	$0	$0	$2,471	$0	$8,239
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 A03 II	01/05/2018	01/16/2018	$5,767	$8,873	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19100305 G01 IV A	01/05/2018	01/18/2018	$2,471	$3,802	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 99736.015

Event: 10/03/2017

Employee suffers partial amputation of right index finger in

At 7:30 a.m. on October 3, 2017, Employee #1 was cutting strips of metal off of a larger stock piece of metal sheeting, holding his foot on the foot-controlled shear. As the employee was feeding the machine, his finger bypassed the guard and he sustained a partial amputation of his right index finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputation, Foot Control, Machine Guarding, Shear, Shearing Machine, Struck Against

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1269535.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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