Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1489017.015 - Mill Hill Farm Supply Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1489017.015

Report ID: 0317500

Date Opened: 08/20/2020

Site Address:
Mill Hill Farm Supply Inc.
618 Canal Street
Williamsburg, PA 16693

Mailing Address:
161 Mill Hill Road, Williamsburg, PA 16693

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 115114/Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/20/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/20/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1645511	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,048	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,048
Current Penalty	$4,048	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,048
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	19100219 H01	09/16/2020	09/22/2020	$4,048	$4,048	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 128791.015

Event: 08/17/2020

Employee is injured when clothing is caught on shaft

At 12:30 p.m. on August 17, 2020, an employee was checking on the status of the transfer of materials from a truck to the mill. The employee climbed a ladder and squeezed between the auger and a wall to get to the floor of the mill. The employee's clothing got caught on a bolt on the rotating shaft and his clothes became entangled and were pulled off and wound around the shaft. The employee was hospitalized to treat severe groin injuries requiring reconstructive surgery.

Keywords: Auger, Caught By, Clothing, Entangled, Mill--Plant, Pelvis, Rotating Shaft

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1489017.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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