Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315826974 - K-Tron Electronics

Inspection Information - Office: Marlton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 315826974

Report ID: 0213900

Date Opened: 10/04/2011

Site Address:
K-Tron Electronics
Route 55 And Route 553
Pitman, NJ 08071

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3672

NAICS: 334412/Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/04/2011

Emphasis: S:Amputations

Case Closed: 12/19/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	207833476	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$4,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,900
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 A01	11/10/2011	11/15/2011	$4,900	$7,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201773694

Event: 09/28/2011

Employee Amputates Finger on Unguarded Machine

On September 28, 2011, Employee #1, a laborer, was working on an unguarded EPK-Plus Wave Soldering machine. She was holding a canvas mat when it became entangled in the metal rotating bar at the rear. In a state of panic, Employee #1 ripped her hands free from the canvas mat, severing the tip of her right thumb and her left thumb. She was hospitalized for her injuries. The inspection concluded that the metal rotating bar at the rear of the EPK-Plus Wave Soldering machine should have been guarded.

Keywords: METAL BAR, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, ENTANGLED, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315826974			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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