Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1343038.015 - Forte' Products Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1343038.015

Report ID: 0523300

Date Opened: 08/30/2018

Site Address:
Forte' Products Llc
515 Breeze Terrace
Argyle, WI 53504

Mailing Address:
515 Breeze Terrace, Argyle, WI 53504

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331110

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/30/2018

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 10/16/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1375413	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$9,054	$0	$0	$6,467	$0	$15,521
Current Penalty	$6,335	$0	$0	$3,880	$0	$10,215
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A03 II	09/06/2018	12/14/2018	$6,335	$9,054	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040039 A02	09/06/2018		$3,880	$6,467	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 108742.015

Event: 08/22/2018

Employee amputates finger while operating press brake

At 10:00 a.m. on August 22, 2018, an employee was working in the grill manufacturing plant and was operating the HTC 200 Ton Press Brake. The employee had pulled the stock material through the press brake and was punching holes in the stock as he went along. The employee was removing a piece of scrap material from the die with his right hand's pinky and amputated his finger up to the first knuckle when he actuated the press brake. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Press Brake

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1343038.015	26	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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