Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1292801.015 - Purestat Engineered Technologies, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Augusta Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1292801.015

Report ID: 0111100

Date Opened: 02/05/2018

Site Address:
Purestat Engineered Technologies, Inc.
21 Old Farm Road
Lewiston, ME 04240

Mailing Address:
21 Old Farm Road, Lewiston, ME 04240

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326112/Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/26/2018

Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Forklift

Case Closed: 02/11/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1304139	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1		1	1		3
Current Violations	1		1	1		3
Initial Penalty	$7,114	$0	$14,228	$7,114	$0	$28,456
Current Penalty	$5,336	$0	$7,114	$3,557	$0	$16,007
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100219 H01	03/20/2018	04/13/2018	$5,336	$7,114	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Repeat	19100219 F03	03/20/2018	04/13/2018	$7,114	$14,228	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	03001	Other	19040039 A02	03/20/2018	03/26/2018	$3,557	$7,114	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 102817.015

Event: 10/09/2017

Employee attempts to avoid jammed equipment and amputates fi

At 9:30 p.m. on October 9, 2017, an employee was involved in some bag manufacturing operations when he saw a bag fall into the bottom of the machine. The employee reached into the machine to grab the bag before it jammed the machine and caught his left index finger in the chain and sprocket, amputating his fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Finger, Nip Point, Sprocket

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1292801.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.