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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1527230.015 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office
Site Address:
Carpenter Technology Corporation
101 West Bern Street Building 64
Reading, PA 19601
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 14662, Reading, PA 19612
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 331110
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/11/2021
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/20/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1761237 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $13,653 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,653 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,000 | $0 | $12,000 |
| 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 | Other | 19100030 C03 | 07/12/2021 | 09/30/2021 | $12,000 | $13,653 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 3:35 p.m. on April 26, 2021, an employee working as a furnace operator for an iron and steel mill was standing at the edge of a C Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM) Furnace pit. The employee fell nearly 19 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized to treat two broken ribs, two brain bleeds and a broken vertebra.
Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Brain Bleed, Broken Bone, Chest, Engineering Controls, Equipment Operator, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Furnace, Guardrail, Head, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine operator, Melting Furnace, Mill--Plant, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pit, Rib, Sprain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Vertebra
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1527230.015 | 37 | M | Hospitalized injury | Furnace, kiln and oven operators |