Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1387361.015 - Sodecia Automotive Auburn, Lp

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1387361.015

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 03/20/2019

Site Address:
Sodecia Automotive Auburn, Lp
2440 Innovation Drive
Auburn, AL 36832

Mailing Address:
2440 Innovation Drive, Auburn, AL 36832

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 336390

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/20/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Autosup

Case Closed: 05/31/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1436301	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$8,051	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,051
Current Penalty	$8,051	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,051
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 A03 II	04/24/2019		$8,051	$8,051	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 114715.015

Event: 02/20/2019

Employee's fingertip is amputated on welding machine

Investigations 114713 and 114715 cover the same incident. At 10:15 p.m. on February 20, 2019, an employee was working for a temporary staffing or employment agency. That was his primary employer. He had been detailed to work for a firm that manufactured motor vehicle parts. That was his secondary employer. He was loading material into a projection welding machine. As he was loading the material, he stepped on the welder's foot pedal. The welder started, and the welder's machine pin struck the employee's finger. The employee suffered the amputation of the tip of the middle finger on his right hand. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Equipment Operator, Finger, Fingertip, Foot pedal, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Partial Amputation, Struck By, Welder

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1387361.015	31	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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