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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 314456013 - Americas Styrenics, Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Cincinnati Area Office
Site Address:
Americas Styrenics, Llc
925 County Road 1a
Ironton, OH 45638
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2821
NAICS: 325211/Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/10/2010
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: L:Piv, S:Powered Ind Vehicle
Case Closed: 08/31/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 201956612 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $9,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,000 |
| Current Penalty | $6,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100178 O01 | 06/28/2010 | 07/15/2010 | $3,000 | $4,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100178 O02 | 06/28/2010 | 09/03/2010 | $3,000 | $4,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 19100178 L04 III | 06/28/2010 | 07/15/2010 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was assisting a coworker, a forklift operator, guide and straighten the casters of a pelletizer, ensuring it went straight into the building. The coworker was using a 5,000-pound rated load capacity sit down forklift to move a portable top-heavy pelletizer machine unit on a table with casters, weighing approximately 9,600 pounds from the production facility to the maintenance building, approximately 50 to100 feet, to replace the cutter on the pelletizer unit. While in the process of moving the pelletizer on the forks of the forklift, the front casters of the pelletizer unit got caught on the expansion joint between the outside concrete pad and inside maintenance floor and the legs collapsed and caused the pelletizer to tip over on its side. Employee #1 was struck by the tipped pelletizer and was pinned by the pelletizer unit on the ground. Employee #1 sustained a fracture to his right shoulder and right arm.
Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, CASTER, PINNED, CAUGHT BY, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, ARM, PELLETIZING PLANT, UNIVERSAL JOINT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 314456013 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Machinery maintenance occupations |