Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1694431.015 - 155027 - Pentair Water Pool And Spa, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 1694431.015

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 08/29/2023

Site Address:
155027 - Pentair Water Pool And Spa, Inc.
1618 Hawkins Ave
Sanford, NC 27330

Mailing Address:
1618 Hawkins Ave, Sanford, NC 27330

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/27/2023

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/02/2024

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2074965

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		1				1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$156,259	$0	$0	$0	$156,259
Current Penalty	$156,259	$0	$0	$0	$0	$156,259
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	19100212 A01	02/27/2024	03/04/2024	$156,259	$156,259	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 159775.015

Event: 08/28/2023

Employee is killed when head is crushed between die

At 12:00 noon on August 28, 2023, an employe was operating an injection molding machine with a robot arm that was inoperative, so it required the operator to manually remove plastic pool filters from the drop tray of the machine. The injection molding machine drop tray was located directly under a sliding panel that provided access to the left and right mold die of the machine. The space under the sliding door where the tray was located measured 1.4 feet in height by 3 feet in length. The employee was working alone and was found in a kneeling position with her upper body resting in the drop tray. The employee was reaching in and removing the plastic filters that had accumulated in the back of the drop tray when her head became caught between the left and right mold die as it cycled to a close. The employee died due to traumatic injuries to her head.

Keywords: Arm, Broken, Caught Between, Crushed, Crushing, Die, Head, Injection, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Molding Machine, Plastic, Reaching, Removing, Robot, Traumatic

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1694431.015	54	F	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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