Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1448689.015 - Channellock, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Erie Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1448689.015

Report ID: 0336000

Date Opened: 12/03/2019

Site Address:
Channellock, Inc.
11372 Mercer Pike Channellock Plant #2
Meadville, PA 16335

Mailing Address:
1306 South Main Street, Meadville, PA 16335

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 332216

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/03/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/26/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	1522512	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$9,831	$0	$0	$8,193	$0	$18,024
Current Penalty	$8,000	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$9,500
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	04/20/2020		$8,000	$9,831	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040039 A02	04/20/2020	05/26/2020	$1,500	$8,193	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 125247.015

Event: 10/31/2019

Employee partially amputates finger and thumb in press welde

At 4:05 a.m. on October 31, 2019, an employee was packing a set of tools on a press welder. The employee noticed that a wooden spacer block was out of place and attempted to place the block back on the upstroke. The employee's left thumb and ring finger became pinched between the spacer block and the upper stationary frame of the press. The employee partially amputated the left ring finger and thumb and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Blocks, Caught Between, Finger, Frame, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Press Operator, Thumb, Welder

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1448689.015	53	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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