Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1509156.015 - Premier Aluminum, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Milwaukee Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1509156.015

Report ID: 0523400

Date Opened: 01/08/2021

Site Address:
Premier Aluminum, Llc
3633 South Memorial Drive
Racine, WI 53403

Mailing Address:
3633 South Memorial Drive, Racine, WI 53403

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331314/Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/08/2021

Emphasis: P:Piv, L:Piv

Case Closed: 10/21/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1714749	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$11,489	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,489
Current Penalty	$8,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,000
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	19100178 M01	07/01/2021		$8,000	$11,489	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135516.015

Event: 01/03/2021

Employee is crushed during aluminum scrap loading and incurs

At 5:55 p.m. on January 3, 2021, Employee #1 was assisting a coworker operating a forklift with a dump hopper to weigh and load aluminum scrap into a shipping container. During this process, Employee #1 was crushed between the forklift with hopper and a stationary metal shelf mounted to a cinderblock wall. The employee sustained a crushing injury, including a broken pelvis and internal injuries, such as a lacerated spleen, colon, and liver. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Aluminum Processing, Broken, Crushed, Forklift, Laceration, Liver, Pelvis, Scrap, Spleen, Wall

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1509156.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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