Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311882005 - Precision Compacted Components, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Erie Area Office

Inspection Nr: 311882005

Report ID: 0336000

Date Opened: 08/12/2011

Site Address:
Precision Compacted Components, Inc.
317 Buena Vista Highway
Wilcox, PA 15870

Mailing Address:
317 Buena Vista Highway, Wilcox, PA 15870

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3499

NAICS: 332117/Powder Metallurgy Part Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/29/2011

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputations

Case Closed: 10/31/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200387686	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,570	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,570
Current Penalty	$2,680	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,680
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 A03 II	09/30/2011	10/26/2011	$2,680	$3,570	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200381176

Event: 05/26/2011

Employee Amputates Finger in Molding Press

On May 26, 2011, an employee was operating Press M-11, a Stokes T4 partial revolution molding press. The press was equipped with a shoe to push the small parts down a chute. The employee was also operating three other presses in the area. Fifteen minutes until the end of the shift, at approximately 2:45 p.m., the employee went to Press M-11 and found that the parts were not sliding down the chute and were piling up on the die table, next to the point of operation. The employee reached under the guard to get the parts. At that time, the employee's right middle finger was pressed between the punch and die resulting in an amputation of the tip of her right middle finger, close to the first knuckle. A coworker took the employee to Kane Community Hospital in Kane, PA, where she was treated and released.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MOLDING MACHINE, MACHINE OPERATOR, JAMMED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311882005			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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