Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1531454.015 - H & K Group Dunmore Asphalt

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1531454.015

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 05/18/2021

Site Address:
H & K Group Dunmore Asphalt
950 Dunham Dr.
Dunmore, PA 18512

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 324121/Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/05/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/22/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1767842	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19100147 C06 II	09/16/2021	10/05/2021	$0	$0	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135664.015

Event: 05/13/2021

Employee fractures hand and fingers when pulled into conveyo

At 4:30 a.m. on May 13, 2021, an employee working as a heavy equipment operator for an asphalt supplier was operating a loader. The RAP feed conveyor belt began slipping at the head pulley. The employee exited his loader and attempted to correct the slipping belt by throwing material (loose dirt) between the belt and pulley while the conveyor was running. He climbed on the frame of the conveyor system and used his gloved right hand to attempt to throw the dirt into the machinery. The employee caught his glove in the nip point between the belt and pulley which pulled his hand into conveyor. The employee fractured and bruised his hand and fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Asphalt, Belt, Belt Conveyor, Catch Point, Caught Between, Caught By, Construction, Construction vehicle, Contusion, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Equipment Failure, Equipment Operator, Finger, Fracture, Glove, Hand, Inadequate Maint, Inspection, Loader, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Malfunction, Mech Malfunction, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulled In, Pulley, Slip, Troubleshooting, Unsafe Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1531454.015	64	M	Hospitalized injury		Excavating and loading machine operators

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