Inspection Detail

Inspection: 113460141 - Brk Brands Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 113460141

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 09/21/1999

Site Address:
Brk Brands Inc
3920 Enterprise Ct.
Aurora, IL 60504

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3999

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/01/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/26/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	202497418	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	8	1				9
Current Violations	8				1	9
Initial Penalty	$26,950	$56,000	$0	$0	$0	$82,950
Current Penalty	$13,000	$0	$0	$0	$42,000	$55,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100132 D01	02/02/2000	03/06/2000	$1,200	$2,450	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100132 D02	02/02/2000	03/06/2000	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19100133 A01	02/02/2000	03/06/2000	$1,200	$2,450	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100147 C04 II	02/02/2000	03/20/2000	$1,600	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004A	Serious	19100147 C06 I	02/02/2000	03/20/2000	$2,500	$4,900	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01004B	Serious	19100147 C06 II	02/02/2000	03/20/2000	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01005	Serious	19100147 C07 IA	02/02/2000	02/07/2000	$1,600	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01006	Serious	19100147 C07 I	02/02/2000	02/07/2000	$1,600	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01007	Serious	19100147 D04 I	02/02/2000	02/07/2000	$2,500	$4,900	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01008	Serious	19100303 G02 I	02/02/2000	02/07/2000	$800	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	02001	Unclass	19100212 A01	02/02/2000	03/20/2000	$42,000	$56,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200820355

Event: 08/23/1999

Employee's hand injured when caught by mill head

Employee #1, a machine operator, was cleaning chips out of a mill head without locking out the machinery. Her right hand contacted the mill head and she sustained multiple tendon injuries, a severe wrist laceration, and a fractured scaphoid bone.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, STRUCK AGAINST, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, MILLING MACHINE, LACERATION, HAND, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113460141			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Machine operators, not specified

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