Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1514419.015 - Rochling Materials Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1514419.015

Report ID: 0317500

Date Opened: 02/11/2021

Site Address:
Rochling Materials Corp
161 Westec Drive
Mount Pleasant, PA 15666

Mailing Address:
161 Westec Drive, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 325211/Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/05/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 08/30/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1730722	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$13,653	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,653
Current Penalty	$9,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,600
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.	01001A	Serious	19100147 D03	05/11/2021	06/21/2021	$9,600	$13,653	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 D04 I	05/11/2021	06/21/2021	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01001C	Serious	19100212 A03 II	05/11/2021	06/21/2021	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	19100151 B	05/11/2021	06/21/2021	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 133780.015

Event: 02/05/2021

Employee incurs amputation when machine cycles

At 12:30 p.m. on February 5, 2021, an employee was removing plastic scrap from the ends of cut plastic pieces. The employee reached into the saw cutting area and cycled the machine at the same time. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cutting, Machine Cycled, Plastic, Reaching In, Removing, Saw

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1514419.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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