Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1551902.015 - Bradken, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1551902.015

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 09/08/2021

Site Address:
Bradken, Inc.
400 South 4th Street
Atchison, KS 66002

Mailing Address:
400 South 4th Street, Atchison, KS 66002

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 331513/Steel Foundries (except Investment)

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/21/2021

Emphasis: L:Repvehicle

Case Closed: 02/10/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1805262	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$11,703	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,703
Current Penalty	$11,703	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,703
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 L04 II B	10/28/2021	12/16/2021	$11,703	$11,703	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 138929.015

Event: 08/30/2021

Employee welding lacerates leg when struck by forklift

At 4:50 p.m. on August 30, 2021, an employee working as a welder for a steel foundry was welding at his usual work station in the welding department. The employee was working on a casting with his welding hood closed. As the employee was working, a forklift backed into his right leg. The employee was hospitalized to treat a laceration with soft tissue damage, requiring surgical repair.

Keywords: Forklift, Foundry, Industrial Truck, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Steel, Struck By, Welder, Welding, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1551902.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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