Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1402849.015 - Fuling Plastic Usa, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown

Nr: 1402849.015

Report ID: 0317900

Open Date: 05/22/2019

Fuling Plastic Usa, Inc.

6690 Grant Way
Allentown, PA 18106

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Mailing: 6690 Grant Way, Allentown, PA 18106

Inspection Type:

Referral

Scope:

Partial

Advanced Notice:

Ownership:

Private

Safety/Health:

Safety

Close Conference:

05/22/2019

Emphasis:

N:Amputate

Close Case:

11/12/2019

Related Activity:

Type

Safety

Health

Referral

1456856

Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

**Violation Summary**
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$18,564	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,564
Current Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	LastEvent
Deleted	1.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 I	09/06/2019	09/16/2019	$9,282	$9,282	$0	I - Informal Settlement
	2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C07 I	09/06/2019	11/01/2019	$5,000	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
	3.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	09/06/2019	11/01/2019	$5,000	$9,282	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 116471.015		Event: 05/11/2019	Employee Amputates Finger Tip In Pinch Point
At 10:45 p.m. on May 11, 2019, an employee was working on a straw line when he r eached into the hopper while it was running to prevent straws from jamming. When the employee's hand was in the hopper it came in contract with a pinch point in the conveyor. The employee was hospitalized and suffered a fingertip amputation .
Keywords: amputation, caught in, conveyor, fingertip, hopper, nip point
	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1402849.015		Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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