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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1368738.015 - Boomerang Rubber, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office
Site Address:
Boomerang Rubber, Inc.
105 Dinsmore Dr.
Botkins, OH 45306
Mailing Address:
215 S. Mill St., Botkins, OH 45306
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 326299/All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/02/2019
Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Fall
Case Closed: 04/24/2019
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1411561 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $20,420 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,420 |
| Current Penalty | $12,252 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,252 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100147 C04 II | 03/08/2019 | 03/19/2019 | $6,126 | $10,210 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100147 C06 I | 03/08/2019 | 04/03/2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01002 | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 03/08/2019 | 03/19/2019 | $6,126 | $10,210 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 02001 | Other | 19100147 C05 II D | 03/08/2019 | 04/02/2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 6:30 p.m. on December 22, 2018, a 52-year-old male employee was working for a firm that manufactured rubber products. He and a coworker were unjamming a conveyor located above a baler machine. Conveyor Number 7 had jammed. The employee signaled to his coworker to turn off all the conveyors. The coworker turned the conveyors off via a control panel. The employee began to correct the jam. He stepped up onto the baler and reached to clear rubber from conveyor Number 7. He was standing in an opening where a guard had been removed from the baler. At this point, the machine was unguarded. The employee put the rubber he removed from the baler into a hopper. The hopper "made weight," and the baler automatically cycled. The employee's right foot was caught in the hydraulic plunger of the rubber baler between the moving baler head and a fixed component of the machine. He sustained a complete amputation of two toes and a partial amputation of one toe on his right foot. He was hospitalized.
Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Baler, Caught Between, Caught In, Hydraulic Ram, Jammed, Lockout, Maintenance, Ram, Toe, Unguarded
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1368738.015 | 52 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |