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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1385860.015 - Action Manufacturing Company
Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office
Site Address:
Action Manufacturing Company
190 Rittenhouse Circle
Bristol, PA 19007
Mailing Address:
190 Rittenhouse Circle, Bristol, PA 19007
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 332993/Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/14/2019
Emphasis: N:Chemnep
Case Closed: 01/10/2020
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1435701 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $17,712 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,712 |
| Current Penalty | $12,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,400 |
| 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. | 01001A | Serious | 19100119 F01 I A | 08/19/2019 | 09/03/2019 | $0 | $8,856 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100119 F01 II A | 08/19/2019 | 09/03/2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19100119 F01 III A | 08/19/2019 | 09/03/2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 4. | 01001D | Serious | 19100119 F01 IV | 08/19/2019 | 09/03/2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 5. | 01003 | Serious | 5A0001 | 08/19/2019 | 12/31/2019 | $12,400 | $8,856 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 9:30 a.m. on March 13, 2019, an employee was disassembling M439 Safe and Arm devices to include removing M84 Detonator and placed them into plastic cups instead of Nonpropagation Packaging containers. The employee was caught in an explosion when one of the detonators exploded, causing others to explode as well. The employee sustained burns and lacerations to both hands from heat and metal fragments. The employee was hospitalized.
Keywords: Burn, Caught In, Detonator Lead, Explosion, Flying Object, Hand, Laceration
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1385860.015 | 69 | F | Hospitalized injury | Assemblers |