Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307097659 - Modern Recycling, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Buffalo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307097659

Report ID: 0213600

Date Opened: 11/20/2003

Site Address:
Modern Recycling, Inc.
4746 Model City Road
Model City, NY 14107

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 209, Model City, NY 14107

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 562920/Materials Recovery Facilities

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/16/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/10/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	201334646	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	21	1		1		23
Current Violations	18	1		2		21
Initial Penalty	$59,850	$63,000	$0	$900	$0	$123,750
Current Penalty	$29,660	$44,100	$0	$1,000	$0	$74,760
FTA Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000

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	05/14/2004	05/31/2004	$1,450	$2,250	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Serious	19100022 A01	05/14/2004	05/19/2004	$2,800	$4,500	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003A	Serious	19100023 A02	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$1,180	$1,800	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
4.	01003B	Serious	19100023 C01	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$0	$0	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
5.	01004A	Serious	19100027 C01	05/14/2004	05/19/2004	$1,180	$1,800	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
6.	01004B	Serious	19100027 C04	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$0	$0	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
7.	01005	Other	19100027 F	05/14/2004	05/19/2004	$460	$1,350	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
8.	01006	Serious	19100036 B02	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$1,450	$2,250	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
9.	01007	Serious	19100036 G02	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$810	$1,350	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
10.	01008	Serious	19100037 B05	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$1,080	$1,800	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
11.	01009	Serious	19100147 C04 I	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$2,700	$4,500	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
12.	01010	Serious	19100147 C04 II	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$1,350	$2,250	$5,000	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
13.	01011	Serious	19100147 C06 I	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$1,350	$2,250	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
14.	01012	Serious	19100157 G01	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$1,890	$3,150	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
15.	01013	Serious	19100212 A01	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$6,300	$6,300	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
16.	01014A	Serious	19100219 D01	05/14/2004	05/19/2004	$1,080	$1,800	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
17.	01014B	Serious	19100219 E03 I	05/14/2004	05/19/2004	$0	$0	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
18.	01015	Serious	19100219 F03	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$1,800	$1,800	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
19.	01016	Serious	19100303 F	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$1,350	$2,250	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
20.	01017A	Serious	19100304 F04	05/14/2004	05/19/2004	$1,080	$1,800	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
21.	01017B	Serious	19100305 G01 IIIA	05/14/2004	05/19/2004	$0	$0	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
22.	01018	Serious	19100304 F05 V	05/14/2004	05/19/2004	$1,080	$1,800	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
23.	01019	Serious	19100305 B01	05/14/2004	05/19/2004	$1,350	$2,250	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
24.	01020	Serious	19100333 A01	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$2,700	$4,500	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
25.	01021A	Serious	19100212 A01	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$3,780	$6,300	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
26.	01021B	Serious	19100219 F03	05/14/2004	06/16/2004	$0	$1,800	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
27.	02001	Willful	5A0001	05/14/2004	05/19/2004	$44,100	$63,000	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision
28.	03001	Other	19040029 B03	05/14/2004	05/24/2004	$540	$900	$0	06/01/2004	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201330685

Event: 11/19/2003

Employee's leg amputated in belt conveyor

On November 19, 2003, Employee #1 and a coworker at Modern Recycling, Inc., Model City, NY, were standing on the ground loading tires by hand onto an inclined belt conveyor that fed a tire shredding machine when Employee #1 stepped into a tire on the ground with his right foot, kicked it a little, and the tire, his foot and leg got pulled into the in-running nip/pinch point between the belt and the unguarded "turn around roll" at the end of the belt conveyor. Employee #1 grabbed the emergency stop pull cord, but it didn't work. The coworker tried to shut the conveyor off, but he hadn't been instructed on the procedure for shutting off the conveyor. Employee #1's leg got dragged into the in-running nip/pinch point, amputating the leg. The tire was on the ground because of poor housekeeping.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT CONVEYOR, HOUSEKEEPING, UNTRAINED, MECH MALFUNCTION, UNGUARDED, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307097659			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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