Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1460386.015 - Materion Advanced Materials Group Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Buffalo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1460386.015

Report ID: 0213600

Date Opened: 02/04/2020

Site Address:
Materion Advanced Materials Group Inc.
2978 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214

Mailing Address:
2978 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331492/ Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/04/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/18/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1536659		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,494	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,494
Current Penalty	$10,121	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,121
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	19100132 A	06/04/2020		$10,121	$13,494	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100132 F01	06/04/2020	06/22/2020	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 123782.015

Event: 01/22/2020

Employee incurs burns when chemical process vessel erupts

At 2:20 p.m. on January 22, 2020, an employee was adding dextrose to a heated vessel containing caustic, water and silver nitrate. The employee added the dextrose too quickly causing an exothermic reaction which resulted in the solution erupting. The employee incurred burns on his left ankle, right arm, back, chest, face and right leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Arm, Back, Burn, Caustic, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Reaction, Chest, Corrosive, Face, Heat, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pressure Vessel, Protective Clothing, Reactor, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1460386.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Chemical technicians

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