Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1578052.015 - Uline, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1578052.015

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 02/14/2022

Site Address:
Uline, Inc.
700 Uline Way
Allentown, PA 18106

Mailing Address:
12575 Uline Drive, Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424130/Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/14/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/14/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1864899	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$14,502	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,502
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$10,500	$0	$10,500
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.	01001A	Other	19100147 C06 I	04/19/2022	04/29/2022	$10,500	$14,502	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 D	04/19/2022	04/29/2022	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143696.015

Event: 02/08/2022

Employee's left foot is lacerated by conveyor platform

At 7:00 p.m. on February 8, 2022, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured and sold office supplies. He was working as a maintenance employee in a warehouse. He was clearing excess plastic from the Q1000 pallet stretch wrapper conveyor of a Stretch Hood M 2F pallet wrapping machine, with serial number 613-0013. The stretch hood pallet wrapping machine conveyor mat was made of metal rods. The employee had a coworker start up the conveyor to move it forward. The employee's left leg was struck by rotating parts. He suffered a laceration of his left foot. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Cleaning, Conveyor, Foot, Laceration, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Maintenance, Pallet, Palletized Cargo, Rotating Parts, Struck By, Warehouse

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1578052.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury

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