Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1344267.015 - Continental Carbonic Products Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1344267.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 09/11/2018

Site Address:
Continental Carbonic Products Inc
26178 B Dr N
Albion, MI 49224

Mailing Address:
26178 B Dr N, Albion, MI 49224

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325120/Industrial Gas Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/17/2018

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 02/14/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1378254	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	408.10011(A)	12/13/2018	01/22/2019	$3,500	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	408.10033(3)	12/13/2018		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02002	Other	19100305 G02 III	12/13/2018		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 109017.015

Event: 09/01/2018

Employee lacerates wrist and forearm from ice saw

At 8:00 a.m. on September 1, 2018, Employee #1 was assisting the block line in end of shift clean-up and attempted to remove a chunk of dry ice from the gang saw. The machine was shut down via the E-Stop, but unpowered saw blades (6) continued to rotate due to residual kinetic energy. The employee activated the 2-handed controls which raised the pneumatic controlled guard and allowed access to the blades. The employee suffered lacerations to the left wrist and forearm, and significant tendon & muscle damage, which required surgery. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blade, Forearm, Guard, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Saw, Tendon, Wrist

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1344267.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Sawing machine operators

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