Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1426640.015 - Verco Decking, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Inspection Nr: 1426640.015

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 08/27/2019

Site Address:
Verco Decking, Inc
4340 N 42nd Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85019

Mailing Address:
4340 N 42nd Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85019

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332322/Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/28/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 01/29/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1493236	Yes	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 119403.015

Event: 08/27/2019

Employee amputates arm when caught in rotating drive shaft

At 12:00 a.m. on August 27, 2019, an employee, a paint line operator, lifted a guard that was protecting the rotating shaft and was making an adjustment to the paint line applicator station (paint rollers). The employee was pulled into an energized rotating drive shaft by his clothing. The employee was hospitalized to treat one amputated right arm and the other with severe lacerations and fractures.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Clothing, Drive Shaft, Fracture, Laceration, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1426640.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Painting and paint spraying machine operators

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