Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1404148.015 - Tdc Manufacturing, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1404148.015

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 05/29/2019

Site Address:
Tdc Manufacturing, Inc.
155 S.R. 61 South
Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972

Mailing Address:
155 S.R. 61 South, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333414/Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/29/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/20/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1458145	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,260	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,260
Current Penalty	$6,630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,630
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	08/30/2019	09/20/2019	$6,630	$6,630	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100212 A03 I	08/30/2019	11/20/2019	$0	$6,630	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 116626.015

Event: 05/22/2019

Employee catches two fingers in rollers, amputates fingertip

At 11:45 a.m. on May 22, 2019, an employee was loading 2 and 3 foot long 3/8 inch wide square metal rods into a Built-Rite New Dimension Model P3-250 Initial Pinch Power Roll machine. The employee caught his right hand between the ingoing pinch rollers and suffered crushing injuries to his index and middle fingers, requiring hospitalization. The employee's fingertips were amputated surgically while admitted to the hospital.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Caught Between, Caught In, Crushed, Emergency Stop, Finger, Fingertip, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Guard, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal Sheet, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Power Roller, Roller--Mach/Part, Sheet Metal, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1404148.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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