Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305014557 - Kargher Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305014557

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 07/24/2002

Site Address:
Kargher Corporation
3131 Sandstone Drive
Hatfield, PA 19440

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2066

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/13/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/22/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101320422

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	15			3		18
Current Violations	13			5		18
Initial Penalty	$25,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,000
Current Penalty	$14,250	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$15,250
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.	01001	Serious	19100023 C01	09/26/2002	12/01/2002	$2,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100023 C03	09/26/2002	12/01/2002	$1,250	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100146 C01	09/26/2002	12/01/2002	$2,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100146 C02	09/26/2002	01/15/2003	$0	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005A	Serious	19100146 C04	09/26/2002	01/15/2003	$0	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005B	Serious	19100146 D09	09/26/2002	01/15/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01005C	Serious	19100146 E01	09/26/2002	01/15/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01006	Serious	19100146 G01	09/26/2002	01/15/2003	$0	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01007A	Serious	19100147 C01	09/26/2002	01/15/2003	$2,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01007B	Serious	19100147 C04 I	09/26/2002	01/15/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01007C	Serious	19100333 B02 I	09/26/2002	01/15/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01008	Serious	19100147 C07 I	09/26/2002	01/15/2003	$2,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	01009	Other	19100151 C	09/26/2002	12/01/2002	$500	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	01010	Serious	19100178 L	09/26/2002	10/29/2002	$0	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01011	Serious	19100212 A01	09/26/2002	12/01/2002	$1,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
16.	01012	Serious	19100219 C02 I	09/26/2002	10/01/2002	$500	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
17.	01013	Serious	19100219 D01	09/26/2002	10/01/2002	$500	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
18.	01014	Other	19100304 F04	09/26/2002	10/09/2002	$500	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
19.	01015	Serious	19101200 H01 I	09/26/2002	01/15/2003	$500	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
20.	02001A	Other	19100095 C01	09/26/2002	01/15/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
21.	02001B	Other	19100095 D01	09/26/2002	01/15/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
22.	02002	Other	19100303 B02	09/26/2002	10/01/2002	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
23.	02003	Other	19100305 B02	09/26/2002	10/01/2002	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14246557

Event: 07/23/2002

Employee Is Asphyxiated After Falling into Chocolate Tank

At approximately 4:15 p.m. on July 23, 2002, Employee #1 was found by coworkers suspended in a half full Chas. H. Stehling 1300-gal-chocolate melting tank, Serial Number 274. Employee #1's wrist was pinned between the blade of the plow mixing arm and the interior wall of the tank, and his head and torso were submerged in chocolate. No one witnessed the accident, but it is presumed that Employee #1 reached into the tank to retrieve foreign material that had fallen into the tank. Employee #1 was pulled into the tank head first when the plow swept across the 2-ft square filler opening. Employee #1 died of asphyxia.

Keywords: MIXER BLADE, ASPHYXIATED, MIXER, TORSO, STRUCK BY, TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305014557			Fatality	Asphyxia	Mixing and blending machine operators

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