Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1412106.015 - Bh Media Group, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1412106.015

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 07/02/2019

Site Address:
Bh Media Group, Inc
2901 Society Hill Rd
Opelika, AL 36804

Mailing Address:
2901 Society Hill Rd, Opelika, AL 36804

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 511110/Newspaper Publishers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/11/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate, N:Svep

Case Closed: 11/12/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1470390	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1	1				2
Current Violations	1	1				2
Initial Penalty	$13,260	$132,598	$0	$0	$0	$145,858
Current Penalty	$7,500	$60,000	$0	$0	$0	$67,500
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	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C07 I	10/16/2019	10/28/2019	$7,500	$13,260	$0	11/13/2019	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001A	Willful	19100147 C04 I	10/16/2019	10/28/2019	$60,000	$132,598	$0	11/13/2019	J - ALJ Decision
3.	02001B	Willful	19100212 A03 II	10/16/2019	10/28/2019	$0	$0	$0	11/13/2019	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 118487.015

Event: 06/27/2019

Employee's finger is amputated in printing press

At 3:00 a.m. on June 27, 2019, an employee was clearing a jam from the belt infeed area of a printing press. While the employee's hand was near a nip point, the machine was restarted, catching his hand between a belt and a pulley. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated middle fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Jammed, Lockout/Tagout, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Printing Press, Pulley

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1412106.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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