Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1569530.015 - K&W Materials And Recycling, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Springfield Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1569530.015

Report ID: 0112600

Date Opened: 12/20/2021

Site Address:
K&W Materials And Recycling, Llc
138 Palmer Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089

Mailing Address:
138 Palmer Ave., West Springfield, MA 01089

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/08/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Fall

Case Closed: 07/14/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1844405	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,221	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,221
Current Penalty	$5,221	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,221
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 C04 I	04/14/2022	06/01/2022	$5,221	$5,221	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C06 I	04/14/2022	06/01/2022	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
3.	01001C	Serious	19100147 C07 I	04/14/2022	06/01/2022	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142090.015

Event: 12/18/2021

Employee injures leg and back in fall from conveyor

At 10:00 a.m. on December 18, 2021, an employee was standing on the sort line conveyor machine to clean debris off of the magnet without the machine energy sources being isolated and locked out. When a coworker turned on the machine, the employee fell to the floor and suffered an unspecified injury to legs and back that required hospitalization.

Keywords: Back, Belt Conveyor, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Clearing, Conveyor, Debris, Energized, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Start Button

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1569530.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.