Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1399822.015 - Rubber Engineering And Development Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nv-E-Reno 0953210

Inspection Nr: 1399822.015

Report ID: 0953210

Date Opened: 05/09/2019

Site Address:
Rubber Engineering And Development Co., Inc.
3000 Arrowhead Drive
Carson City, NV 89703

Mailing Address:
3000 Arrowhead Drive, Carson City, NV 89703

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326291/Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/19/2019

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/21/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1453272	Yes
Inspection	1399811		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,530	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,530
Current Penalty	$1,530	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,530
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	10/16/2019	04/30/2020	$1,530	$1,530	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 119137.015

Event: 05/06/2019

Employee amputates two fingers in rubber mill power rollers

At 3:30 p.m. on May 6, 2019, an employee was feeding rubber into the top of a rubber mill when he held onto the rubber for too long. The employee caught his left hand in the ingoing nip point of the rollers as a result. The employee amputated his middle and ring fingers just below the first knuckle and damaged his pinky finger, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Fracture, Guard, Hand, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Mechanical Power Press, Milling Machine, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Power Press, Power Roller, Press, Roller--Mach/Part, Unguarded, Unstable Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1399822.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Milling and planing machine operators

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