Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1414764.015 - Vibracoustic Usa Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1414764.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 07/17/2019

Site Address:
Vibracoustic Usa Inc
180 Dawson St
Sandusky, MI 48471

Mailing Address:
180 Dawson St, Sandusky, MI 48471

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 336390

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/25/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 10/14/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1471961	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
Current Penalty	$3,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,150
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	408.10034(3)	08/21/2019		$3,150	$6,300	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 118010.015

Event: 06/18/2019

Employee amputates finger while removing part from pneumatic

At 6:30 p.m. on June 18, 2019, an employee was removing a part from a Tokico Pneumatic Press when she reached in with her right hand to remove the part thinking the machine had already cycled. The light curtain tripped but a malfunction in the air control valve did not stop the top cylinder of the ram from contacting the employee's hand. The employee sustained an amputation to her index finger when her hand was caught between the ram and the frame, requiring medical treatment. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Contact, Finger, Guard, Hand, Light Curtain, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Malfunction, Mechanical Power Press, Pinched, Pneumatic press, Point Of Operation, Power Press, Ram, Tripped, Valve

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1414764.015	60	F	Non Hospitalized injury

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