Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1271971.015 - Steel & Metal Systems, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1271971.015

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 10/18/2017

Site Address:
Steel & Metal Systems, Inc.
617 Memory St
Blackshear, GA 31516

Mailing Address:
505 Main Street, Blackshear, GA 31516

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332311/Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/25/2018

Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Forklift

Case Closed: 01/07/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1273377	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6			2		8
Current Violations	6			2		8
Initial Penalty	$38,414	$0	$0	$2,846	$0	$41,260
Current Penalty	$23,048	$0	$0	$1,708	$0	$24,756
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	19100110 D10	04/16/2018	04/30/2018	$3,415	$5,691	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100133 A01	04/16/2018	04/30/2018	$2,561	$4,268	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 C01	04/16/2018	04/30/2018	$4,268	$7,114	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004A	Serious	19100178 L01 II	04/16/2018	04/30/2018	$4,268	$7,114	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004B	Serious	19100178 P01	04/16/2018	04/30/2018	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005	Serious	19100212 A03 II	04/16/2018	04/30/2018	$5,975	$9,959	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01006A	Serious	19101200 E01	04/16/2018	04/30/2018	$2,561	$4,268	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01006B	Serious	19101200 G01	04/16/2018	04/30/2018	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01006C	Serious	19101200 H01	04/16/2018	04/30/2018	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	02001	Other	19040004 A	04/16/2018	04/30/2018	$854	$1,423	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	02002	Other	19040029 B02	04/16/2018	04/30/2018	$854	$1,423	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 100028.015

Event: 10/11/2017

Employee amputates thumbs while operating a sheet metal fold

At 3:20 p.m. on October 11, 2017, an employee was operating a Bradbury folding machine folding a small piece of sheet metal. The employee looked over her right shoulder while holding the sheet metal in the machine with both hands while her foot was on the foot pedal. The employee stepped on the foot pedal which closed the folding machine on both hands. The employee's tip of both thumbs were amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Guard, Press, Sheet Metal, Thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1271971.015	21	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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