Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1429384.015 - Ellwood National Forge

Inspection Information - Office: Erie Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1429384.015

Report ID: 0336000

Date Opened: 09/09/2019

Site Address:
Ellwood National Forge
1 Front Street
Irvine, PA 16329

Mailing Address:
1 Front Street, Irvine, PA 16329

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332111/Iron and Steel Forging

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference:

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/20/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1495680	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$7,672	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,672
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100179 N02 III	12/11/2019	01/08/2020	$0	$7,672	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 119666.015

Event: 09/05/2019

Employee fractures orbital bone when struck by sling hook

At 2:50 p.m. on September 5, 2019, an employee was moving a forging from the layout table to the centering machine with an overhead crane. The employee removed the chain sling from the forging and the crane operator then started to lift the alloy steel chain slings. As the crane lifted the two legged sling, the sling hook got caught on the centering machine. As the crane kept lifting, the hook was under tension and then let loose, striking the employee on the right side of his head. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured orbital bone and eye damage.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Crane Hook, Eye, Face, Fracture, Mold, Moving, Overhead Crane, Sling, Struck By, Table, Tension

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1429384.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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