Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1496592.015 - Standard Steel, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1496592.015

Report ID: 0316700

Date Opened: 10/08/2020

Site Address:
Standard Steel, Llc
500 North Walnut Street
Burnham, PA 17009

Mailing Address:
500 North Walnut Street, Burnham, PA 17009

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 332111/Iron and Steel Forging

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/20/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/07/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1668381	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	$13,494	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,494
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	19100028 B01 I	10/28/2020		$13,494	$13,494	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01001B	Serious	19100028 B03 I	10/28/2020	11/24/2020	$0	$0	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130179.015

Event: 10/02/2020

Employee fractures leg and arm due to fall into deep pit

At 8:30 p.m. on October 2, 2020, an employee was working was as a machine maintenance technician for a company that forges steel into railroad car wheels and axils. The employee was handing tools to a coworker across a 10-foot-deep pit. The employee fell into the pit and made impact with the concrete floor below. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured left arm and femur.

Keywords: Abrasion, Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Contusion, Femur, Fracture, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leg, Maintenance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pit, Steel, Technician, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1496592.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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