Inspection Detail
Inspection: 316036433 - Pkm Steel Service, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office
Site Address:
Pkm Steel Service, Inc.
228 E. Avenue A
Salina, KS 67401
Mailing Address:
Po Box 947, Salina, KS 67402
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3499
NAICS: 332999/All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/27/2012
Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputations, S:Struck-By
Case Closed: 06/21/2012
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Referral | 203149141 | Yes |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Initial Penalty | $8,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,400 |
Current Penalty | $3,430 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,430 |
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 | 19100147 C04 IIB | 05/09/2012 | 05/27/2012 | $3,500 | $3,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 05/09/2012 | 05/27/2012 | $3,430 | $4,900 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
3. | 02001 | Other | 19100147 C06 II | 05/09/2012 | 05/27/2012 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On January 19, 2012, Employee #1 was cleaning the shavings from the output side of a Penninghaus BDL 1250/3A Drill Line CNC Machine. The conveyor that would remove the chips and shavings out of the machine was not operational. The employee removed the shavings and chips manually. While the machine was operating via the computer controls, Employee #1 went to the output side of the machine that was drilling holes in an 8 in. x 8 in. x 30 ft. piece of angle iron. The employee was standing with one foot on the output rollers of the CNC machine. When it finished the last hole to be drilled the CNC machine automatically moved the angle iron toward the output side of the machine. Employee #1's foot was crushed. The employee was taken to an area hospital. where her foot was amputated. Employee #1 remained hospitalized.
Keywords: METAL RAIL, AMPUTATED, DRILL OPERATOR, DRILLING MACHINE, CLEANING, CRUSHED, FOOT
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 316036433 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |