Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1514334.015 - Benton Foundry, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1514334.015

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 02/10/2021

Site Address:
Benton Foundry, Inc.
5297 Pa 487
Benton, PA 17814

Mailing Address:
5297 Pa 487, Benton, PA 17814

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331511/Iron Foundries

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/03/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/11/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1731339	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$12,288	$0	$0	$10,534	$0	$22,822
Current Penalty	$11,600	$0	$0	$5,400	$0	$17,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A03 II	05/04/2021	05/28/2021	$11,600	$12,288	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040029 B01	05/04/2021	06/21/2021	$1,000	$1,756	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02002	Other	19040039 A02	05/04/2021		$4,400	$8,778	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 133206.015

Event: 02/04/2021

Employee's fingertip is amputated by foundry core machine

At 12:05 p.m. on February 4, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a foundry core machine. During the operating cycle, the employee reached into the machine with his right hand, resulting in the amputation of his right index fingertip. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automatic Machine, Finger, Fingertip, Foundry, Machine Guarding, Reaching In

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1514334.015	31	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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