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Inspection: 17873340 - Alfa Resources & Recovery, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 17873340
Report ID: 0317900
Date Opened: 01/30/1992

Site Address:
Alfa Resources & Recovery, Inc.
1250 Bushkill Drive
Easton, PA 18042

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/16/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/27/1993

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 900697996 Yes
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 6 4 10
Current Violations 6 4 10
Initial Penalty $5,400 $0 $0 $300 $0 $5,700
Current Penalty $2,650 $0 $0 $150 $0 $2,800
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 5A0001 04/09/1992 06/11/1992 $375 $750 $0 A - Amendment  
2. 01002 Serious 19100023 C01 04/09/1992 06/01/1992 $300 $600 $0 A - Amendment  
3. 01003A Serious 19100147 C01 04/09/1992 06/01/1992 $750 $1,500 $0 A - Amendment  
4. 01003B Serious 19100147 C05 II 04/09/1992 04/14/1992 $0 $0 $0 -  
5. 01003C Serious 19100147 C05 IIC1 04/09/1992 04/14/1992 $0 $0 $0 -  
6. 01003D Serious 19100333 B02 I 04/09/1992 06/01/1992 $0 $0 $0 A - Amendment  
7. 01004 Serious 19100212 A01 04/09/1992 06/08/1992 $500 $1,050 $0 A - Amendment  
8. 01005 Serious 19100219 C02 I 04/09/1992 04/14/1992 $350 $750 $0 A - Amendment  
9. 01006 Serious 19100219 F03 04/09/1992 04/20/1992 $375 $750 $0 A - Amendment  
10. 02001 Other 19040002 A 04/09/1992 04/14/1992 $150 $300 $0 A - Amendment  
11. 02002 Other 19100037 K02 04/09/1992 04/14/1992 $0 $0 $0 -  
12. 02003 Other 19100176 A 04/09/1992 04/20/1992 $0 $0 $0 -  
13. 02004 Other 19101200 E01 04/09/1992 05/11/1992 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170340277
Event: 01/30/1992
Employee's arm is caught in rotating blades

Employee #1 was operating a granulating machine that took sheets of pvc material and ground them into small particles. The material is automatically fed into the machine through squeeze rolls. Employee #1 experienced a jam in the machine whereby material wrapped around the feed roll and cutting blades, stopping the machine. Employee #1 hit the stop buttons and opened the side access panel to the cutting chamber. Attempting to assess the situation, Employee #1 reached into the cutting chamber and pulled on the pvc film. At this point the blades began to rotate, thus snagging Employee #1's arm and pulling it into the point of operation.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, ARM, GRINDING MACHINE, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 17873340 Hospitalized injury Amputation Occupation not reported
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