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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    

Violation Summary
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 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 $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

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 c hange on an IDRA SSM printing press without following a LOTO procedure. The emp loyee'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
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 1304388.015 Fatality Forging machine operators

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