Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1556156.015 - Intermetro Industries Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1556156.015

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 10/05/2021

Site Address:
Intermetro Industries Corporation
1101 North Washington Street
Wilkes Barre, PA 18705

Mailing Address:
651 North Washington Street, Wilkes Barre, PA 18705

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 332618/Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/05/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/05/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1818960	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$4,650	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,650
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$4,650	$0	$4,650
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	19100028 B01 I	10/26/2021		$4,650	$4,650	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139839.015

Event: 10/01/2021

Employee sustains concussion in slip and fall from unguarded

At 2:00 p.m. on October 1, 2021, an employee working as a Supervisor for a wire manufacturer was adjusting a ram on a filter press by pulling on a press plate with a hook. The hook slipped causing the employee to slip and fall from a six foot high elevated platform. The platform had a two foot opening with no guardrail. As the supervisor fell, he struck the staircase before hitting the concrete floor. The employee broke both wrists, broke his nose, and sustained a concussion. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abrasion, Broken Bone, Concussion, Contusion, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Head, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lost Balance, Nose, Platform, Raised platform, Slip, Unguarded, Walking Surface, Work Surface, Wrist

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1556156.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, production occupations

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