Inspection Detail

Inspection: 122157258 - The Solar Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 122157258

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 02/16/1999

Site Address:
The Solar Corporation
100 Solar Drive
Libertyville, IL 60048

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2396

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/30/1999

Emphasis: S:Amputations

Case Closed: 07/13/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	202473385	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	05/19/1999	05/24/1999	$5,000	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040002 A	05/19/1999	06/07/1999	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	19100332 B01	05/19/1999	06/07/1999	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201260452

Event: 02/13/1999

Employee's thumb amputated by moving machine parts

At approximately 9:15 a.m. on February 13, 1999, Employee #1 doing a job change on the Number 383 Wetout machine had his right thumb amputated when the thumb was caught between the end of the horizontal-sliding shuttle bed and the rigid angle-iron cushion stop bracket. The accident occurred when Employee #1 grabbed the moving shuttle bed, believing that the bed was going to fall onto his body. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, MECHANIC, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122157258			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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