Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1312770.015 - American Excelsior Company

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1312770.015

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 05/01/2018

Site Address:
American Excelsior Company
180 Cleveland Rd.
Norwalk, OH 44857

Mailing Address:
180 Cleveland Rd., Norwalk, OH 44857

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326150/Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/01/2018

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 02/25/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1331351	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			3			3
Current Violations	1		1			2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$213,411	$0	$0	$213,411
Current Penalty	$12,934	$0	$97,066	$0	$0	$110,000
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Repeat	19100147 C04 II	09/27/2018	06/17/2019	$97,066	$71,137	$0	10/22/2018	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Repeat	19100147 C07 I	09/27/2018	10/23/2018	$0	$71,137	$0	10/22/2018	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 D	09/27/2018	06/17/2019	$12,934	$71,137	$0	10/22/2018	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 105150.015

Event: 04/24/2018

Employee's arm is crushed by stitcher machine while clearing

On April 24, 2018, an employee and coworker were clearing excess material from a 16 foot straw blanket machine. The coworker started the stitcher arm while the employee was clearing the excess material and the employee's arm was crushed.

Keywords: Arm, Crushed, Lockout, Machine Guarding, Maintenance

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1312770.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Operations & systems researchers and analysts

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