Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1352123.015 - Boston Brace International, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1352123.015

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 10/10/2018

Site Address:
Boston Brace International, Inc
20 Ledin Drive
Avon, MA 02322

Mailing Address:
20 Ledin Drive, Avon, MA 02322

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 339113/Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/10/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/28/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1389659	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$16,630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,630
Current Penalty	$9,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,500
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.	01001A	Serious	19100212 A01	12/06/2018	01/29/2019	$7,000	$11,641	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100213 C01	12/06/2018	01/29/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01001C	Serious	19100213 C02	12/06/2018	01/29/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01001D	Serious	19100213 C03	12/06/2018	01/29/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01002	Serious	19100213 B03	12/06/2018	01/29/2019	$2,500	$4,989	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 109896.015

Event: 10/09/2018

Employee lacerates two fingers when struck by saw blade

At 11:30 a.m. on October 9, 2018, an employee was cutting plastic pieces and lacerated two fingers as well as sustaining an amputation when his hand came into contact with the saw blade. No further details were provided by the initial report. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blade, Finger, Laceration, Saw, Struck By, Table Saw

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1352123.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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