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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 629212 - Weis Markets Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office
Site Address:
Weis Markets Inc
Milton Warehouse, Industrial Park Road
Milton, PA 17847
Mailing Address:
16 S. Industrial Park Rd., Milton, PA 17847
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5411
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/27/1988
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/20/1989
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360669774 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $960 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $960 |
| Current Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| 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 | 5A0001 | 02/11/1988 | 03/12/1988 | $400 | $400 | $0 | 02/22/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100176 B | 02/11/1988 | 02/16/1988 | $160 | $160 | $0 | 02/22/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 02/11/1988 | 03/12/1988 | $400 | $400 | $0 | 02/22/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 4. | 02001 | Other | 19030002 A01 | 02/11/1988 | 02/16/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A HYDRAULIC BALER MANUFACTURED BY PIQUA ENGINEERING INC., PIQUA, OHIO (MODEL 30/60 HIGH DENSITY-INDUSTRIAL). HE HAD REMOVED A FINISHED BALE FROM THE BALER AREA. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WENT BEHIND THE MACHINE TO UNHOOK THE TWO CHAINS USED TO EJECT THE BALE AFTER IT WAS TIED. THAT EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE TOLD EMPLOYEE #1 "OK" (MEANING THAT THE CHAINS WERE UNHOOKED). HE THEN HEARD EMPLOYEE #1 YELLING. HE CLIMBED OVER THE OPEN DOOR AND SAW EMPLOYEE #1 CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE RAM, THE GATE (GUARD), AND THE TOP RIGHT SIDE OF THE MACHINE FRAME. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD APPARENTLY BEEN OPERATING THE RAM IN THE NORMAL (AUTO) MODE WITH THE BOTTOM LIMIT (MICRO) SWITCH. EMPLOYEE #1'S BODY WAS CAUGHT BY THE UPPER GATE (GUARD) AS THE RAM WENT UP. THE UPPER PART OF HIS BODY FROM THE BELT WAS UNDER THE GATE (GUARD) AND RAM. THE LOWER TORSO WAS DANGLING OUT. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE 17 YEARS OLD AND HAD RECEIVED NO TRAINING ON BALER OPERATION FROM MANAGEMENT.
Keywords: WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INEXPERIENCE, BALER, UNTRAINED, RAM
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 629212 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |