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Case Status: VIOLATIONS UNDER CONTEST

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Inspection: 1304388.015 - Vforge, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Englewood
Nr: 1304388.015Report ID: 0830600Open Date: 03/23/2018
Vforge, Inc.
5567 W. 6th Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80214 		Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 331523 
Mailing: 5567 W. 6th Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80214
Inspection Type:Fat/Cat
Scope:Partial Advanced Notice:N
Ownership:Private
Safety/Health:Safety Close Conference:09/13/2018
Emphasis: N:Amputate, N:SvepClose Case:
Related Activity:TypeIDSafetyHealth
 Accident1321366    
Case Status: VIOLATIONS UNDER CONTEST

Violation Summary
Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2 4
Current Violations 2 2 4
Initial Penalty $18,108 $206,938 $0 $0 $0 $225,046
Current Penalty $18,108 $206,938 $0 $0 $0 $225,046
FTA Amount $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
  1. 01001A Serious 19100147 C04 II 09/20/2018 09/28/2018 $9,054 $9,054 $0 10/11/2018 -
  2. 01001B Serious 19100147 C06 I 09/20/2018 10/10/2018 $0 $0 $0 10/11/2018 -
  3. 01002 Serious 19100212 A01 09/20/2018 09/28/2018 $9,054 $9,054 $0 10/11/2018 -
  4. 02001A Willful 19100147 C07 I 09/20/2018 09/28/2018 $103,469 $103,469 $0 10/11/2018 -
  5. 02001B Willful 19100147 D01 09/20/2018 09/28/2018 $0 $0 $0 10/11/2018 -
  6. 02002A Willful 19100218 F02 I 09/20/2018 09/28/2018 $103,469 $103,469 $0 10/11/2018 -
  7. 02002B Willful 19100147 D03 09/20/2018 09/28/2018 $0 $0 $0 10/11/2018 -

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 104291.015Event: 03/23/2018Employee'S Head Is Crushed By Horizontal Printing Press And
At 1:25 p.m. on March 23, 2018, an employee and coworker were completing a die change on an IDRA SSM printing press without following a LOTO procedure. The employee's head and neck were between or near the platens when the horizontal forge activated and he was crushed during either the extend or retract stroke of the 400 ton press, killing him.
Keywords: printing press, head, neck, lockout/tagout, caught by, crushed
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 1304388.015 Fatality Other Forging machine operators

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