Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1304388.015 - Vforge, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Englewood Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1304388.015

Report ID: 0830600

Date Opened: 03/23/2018

Site Address:
Vforge, Inc.
5567 W. 6th Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80214

Mailing Address:
5567 W. 6th Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80214

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331523

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/13/2018

Emphasis: N:Amputate, N:Svep

Case Closed: 09/19/2024

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1321366

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2	2				4
Current Violations	3	1				4
Initial Penalty	$18,108	$206,938	$0	$0	$0	$225,046
Current Penalty	$60,789	$51,735	$0	$0	$0	$112,523
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
1.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 II	09/20/2018	09/28/2018	$4,527	$9,054	$0	10/11/2018	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C06 I	09/20/2018	10/10/2018	$0	$0	$0	10/11/2018	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	09/20/2018	09/28/2018	$4,527	$9,054	$0	10/11/2018	F - Formal Settlement
4.	02001A	Willful	19100147 C07 I	09/20/2018	09/28/2018	$51,735	$103,469	$0	10/11/2018	F - Formal Settlement
5.	02001B	Serious	19100147 D01	09/20/2018	09/28/2018	$0	$0	$0	10/11/2018	F - Formal Settlement
6.	02002A	Serious	19100218 F02 I	09/20/2018	09/28/2018	$51,735	$103,469	$0	10/11/2018	F - Formal Settlement
7.	02002B	Serious	19100147 D03	09/20/2018	09/28/2018	$0	$0	$0	10/11/2018	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 104291.015

Event: 03/23/2018

Employee'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: Caught By, Crushed, Head, Lockout/Tagout, Neck, Printing Press

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1304388.015	31	M	Fatality		Forging machine operators

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