Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314245820 - R.H. Sheppard Company, Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office

Inspection Nr: 314245820

Report ID: 0316700

Date Opened: 05/23/2011

Site Address:
R.H. Sheppard Company, Incorporated
447 East Middle Street
Hanover, PA 17331

Mailing Address:
101 Philadelphia Street, P.O. Box 877, Hanover, PA 17331

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3543

NAICS: 332997/Industrial Pattern Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/18/2011

Emphasis: S:Amputations

Case Closed: 09/12/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200574820	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$21,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$21,000
Current Penalty	$10,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,500
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	5A0001	08/10/2011	09/05/2011	$3,500	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C07 IA	08/10/2011	08/15/2011	$1,500	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 F01	08/10/2011	09/05/2011	$3,500	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100303 F01	08/10/2011	09/05/2011	$2,000	$4,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200571628

Event: 05/23/2011

Employee's Arm Is Caught by Conveyor and Is Amputated

On May 23, 2011, Employee #1 and a coworker, both maintenance employees, were cleaning sand out of a belt conveyor because it went off track due to excess flow of sand from a mixer. One of the employees removed part of the tail pulley guard to adjust the bearings. In addition, they tried to remove the sand with shovels but the task was too overwhelming. The maintenance supervisor was consulted. He sent three additional employees to assist with the situation. Employees were positioned across a 40 ft wide mezzanine deck with one of them located at the control panel. The maintenance lead signaled the control operator to turn on or off the belt conveyor. When the conveyor was off, the employees would go in and under the conveyor belt to remove the sand using their arms, hands, shovels, and a vacuum cleaner. The maintenance lead would then signal to turn on the belt conveyor. This went on for approximately three to four times. While the belt conveyor was supposed to be turned off, Employee #1 was using his left hand and arm to clean out the excess sand near the unguarded tail pulley. The control panel operator turned on the belt conveyor that caught and amputated his left arm in the tail pulley. He was taken to a medical center, where he underwent surgical procedures and was then hospitalized for postoperative care.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT CONVEYOR, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314245820			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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