Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1310697.015 - Demuth Steel Products, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1310697.015

Report ID: 0316700

Date Opened: 04/20/2018

Site Address:
Demuth Steel Products, Inc.
25 Eby Chiques Road
Mount Joy, PA 17552

Mailing Address:
25 Eby Chiques Road, Mount Joy, PA 17552

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332312/Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/07/2018

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 12/14/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1327760	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3	1				4
Current Violations	3	1				4
Initial Penalty	$13,304	$25,867	$0	$0	$0	$39,171
Current Penalty	$7,980	$15,520	$0	$0	$0	$23,500
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	19100145 C03	09/06/2018	10/11/2018	$1,774	$2,956	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 D04 I	09/06/2018	10/24/2018	$3,103	$5,174	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100212 A03 III	09/06/2018	11/13/2018	$3,103	$5,174	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02001	Willful	19100212 A03 II	09/06/2018	01/11/2019	$15,520	$25,867	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 105440.015

Event: 04/13/2018

Employee's fingers are amputated and crushed while operating

At 7:15 a.m. on April 13, 2018, an employee was operating a hydraulic brake press. The employee was installing the top die and had placed his fingers underneath the top die. The hydraulic seals on the press were faulty and leaking which caused the press to come down on the employee's hands, resulting in four amputated fingers on his left hand and one amputated finger and three crushed fingers on his right hand. The brake press was not fitted with any machine guarding.

Keywords: Amputated, Crushed, Die, Finger, Hydraulic Press, Installing, Machine Guarding

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1310697.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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