Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1381977.015 - Ilpea Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Peoria Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1381977.015

Report ID: 0524500

Date Opened: 03/01/2019

Site Address:
Ilpea Industries, Inc.
611 S Linwood Road
Galesburg, IL 61401

Mailing Address:
611 S Linwood Road, Galesburg, IL 61401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326220/Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/01/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Piv

Case Closed: 07/01/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1429822	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,260	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,260
Current Penalty	$9,945	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,945
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	Serious	19100212 A01	05/28/2019	06/12/2019	$9,945	$13,260	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 116511.015

Event: 02/22/2019

Employee receives amputation while working with scrap choppe

At 10:45 a.m. on February 22, 2019, an employee working on Extruder Line 8, stringing up the line, utilizing the scrap chopper. The extrusion passes through the guillotine chopper that is triggered by a timed cycle. The employee was checking pieces that had been chopped free of the continuous extrusion. During the process, the continuous extrusion caught behind the blade which cause an accumulation between the blade and the pulling belts. The employee tried to reach through the choppers range of motion to pull the material beck through the opening when the timed chopping cycle took place amputating the left index finger above the first knuckle. The employee was transported to a hospital, where the employee received an amputation of the left index finger above the first knuckle.

Keywords: Amputation, Blade, Finger, Scraper

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1381977.015	21	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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