Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1375267.015 - R. M. Palmer Company

Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1375267.015

Report ID: 0316700

Date Opened: 01/31/2019

Site Address:
R. M. Palmer Company
800 Van Reed Rd
Wyomissing, PA 19610

Mailing Address:
800 Van Reed Rd, Wyomissing, PA 19610

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311351

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/09/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 12/12/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1420725	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$28,416	$0	$0	$0	$0	$28,416
Current Penalty	$18,944	$0	$0	$7,000	$0	$25,944
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.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C02 II	05/23/2019	07/19/2019	$9,472	$9,472	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 F01	05/23/2019	07/19/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19100147 C07 I A	05/23/2019	08/02/2019	$9,472	$9,472	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Other	19100147 F03 II D	05/23/2019	08/02/2019	$7,000	$9,472	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 113199.015

Event: 01/25/2019

Employee fractures arm when caught by conveyor belt while cl

At 5:30 a.m. on January 25, 2019, an employee was cleaning a roller when a conveyor belt was turned on and he caught his left arm, fracturing it in multiple places. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Caught By, Cleaning, Conveyor Belt, Fracture, Roller Conveyor

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1375267.015	26	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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