Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1259236.015 - Upright Steel Fabricators And Erectors Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1259236.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 08/09/2017

Site Address:
Upright Steel Fabricators And Erectors Llc
1335 East 171st Street
Cleveland, OH 44110

Mailing Address:
1335 East 171st Street, Cleveland, OH 44110

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332312/Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/28/2017

Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Piv

Case Closed: 11/27/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1247726	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	12			1		13
Current Violations	12			1		13
Initial Penalty	$34,768	$0	$0	$415	$0	$35,183
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$415	$0	$18,415
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	5A0001	11/30/2017	12/27/2017	$3,500	$3,623	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100110 E04 III	11/30/2017	12/27/2017	$1,000	$2,897	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 C01	11/30/2017	02/26/2018	$2,000	$2,897	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100157 G02	11/30/2017	01/19/2018	$1,000	$2,173	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100178 L01 I	11/30/2017	01/19/2018	$1,000	$2,897	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19100179 J02 III	11/30/2017	12/27/2017	$1,000	$2,897	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19100179 L03 III D	11/30/2017	12/27/2017	$1,000	$2,897	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01008A	Serious	19100212 A01	11/30/2017	12/27/2017	$4,000	$5,071	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01008B	Serious	19100212 A03 II	11/30/2017	12/27/2017	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01009	Serious	19100303 B07 I	11/30/2017	12/27/2017	$1,000	$2,173	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01010	Serious	19100303 G02 I	11/30/2017	12/27/2017	$1,000	$2,897	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01011	Serious	19100305 G02 III	11/30/2017	12/27/2017	$1,000	$2,173	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	01012A	Serious	19101200 E01	11/30/2017	01/19/2018	$500	$2,173	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	01012B	Serious	19101200 H01	11/30/2017	12/27/2017	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01012C	Serious	19101200 H03 IV	11/30/2017	01/19/2018	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
16.	02001	Other	19030019 D01	07/23/2018	08/27/2018	$415	$415	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 98528.015

Event: 08/01/2017

Employee sustains amputation of thumb and ring finger when p

At 3:00 p.m. on August 1, 2017, Employee #1 was positioning a piece of sheet metal for bending. The employee's boot became caught in the cover of the foot pedal. The Cincinnati press brake was inadvertently activated, causing an amputation of his left thumb and ring finger. It was later determined that the foot pedal was defective.

Keywords: Amputation, Crushing, Finger, Foot Control, Foot-Powered Press, Machine Guarding, Press Brake, Thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1259236.015	41	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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