Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1206618.015 - Whirlpool Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1206618.015

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 01/31/2017

Site Address:
Whirlpool Corporation
119 Birdseye St.
Clyde, OH 43410

Mailing Address:
119 Birdseye St., Clyde, OH 43410

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 335224/Household Laundry Equipment Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/31/2017

Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Fall

Case Closed: 10/02/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1176961	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$19,918	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,918
Current Penalty	$9,940	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,940
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C07 I	05/04/2017	08/31/2017	$4,970	$9,959	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 D	05/04/2017	09/30/2017	$4,970	$9,959	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 92665.015

Event: 01/25/2017

Employee slips on grating and injures elbow

At 7:20 p.m. on January 25, 2017, an employee was located inside a plastic injection molding press to adjust a gripper on the Fanuc Robot. While exiting the press, the employee slipped on a grated surface that was oily. He struck his right elbow on the grating and sustained a severe laceration. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injury.

Keywords: Elbow, Fall, Laceration, Slip, Slippery Surface, Struck Against

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1206618.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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