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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1532018.015 - Vitro Meadville Flat Glass, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Erie Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1532018.015
Report ID: 0336000
Date Opened: 05/20/2021

Site Address:
Vitro Meadville Flat Glass, Llc
5123 Victory Blvd.
Cochranton, PA 16314

Mailing Address:
5123 Victory Blvd., Cochranton, PA 16314

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 327211/Flat Glass Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/15/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/06/2021

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 1768417 Yes
Case Status: CLOSED
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2
Current Violations 2 2
Initial Penalty $11,605 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,605
Current Penalty $6,400 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,400
FTA Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# Citation ID Citation Type Standard Cited Issuance Date Abatement Due Date Current Penalty Initial Penalty FTA Penalty Contest Latest Event Note
1. 01001 Serious 19100219 D01 11/15/2021 12/03/2021 $3,200 $4,973 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002A Serious 5A0001 11/15/2021 12/03/2021 $3,200 $6,632 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01002B Other 19100022 C 11/15/2021 12/03/2021 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135738.015
Event: 05/15/2021
Employee fractures ribs and shoulder in fall through floor

At 2:30 p.m. on May 15, 2021, an employee working for a flat glass manufacturer was cleaning dust build-up off machine behind the hopper. The employee climbed over the guard rails to clean an area between silos and platforms. He stepped on a weak spot and fell through the floor to the concrete floor below. The employee was hospitalized to treat broken ribs and a dislocated and fractured shoulder.

Keywords: Barrier Guard, Cleaning, Concrete Floor, Defect, Defective, Dislocated, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor Hole, Fracture, Glass, Guardrail, Hopper, Insufficient Supervision, Machine operator, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Platform, Production Line, Raised platform, Rib, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Silo, Structural Collapse, Supervision, Walking Surface, Work Platform, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1532018.015 56 M Hospitalized injury
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