Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1426737.015 - Armstrong Flooring, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Calumet City

Inspection Nr: 1426737.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 08/28/2019

Site Address:
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.
1401 N. Hobbie Drive
Kankakee, IL 60901

Mailing Address:
1401 N. Hobbie Drive, Kankakee, IL 60901

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326192/Resilient Floor Covering Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/27/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 02/18/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1491170	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$22,732	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,732
Current Penalty	$7,956	$0	$0	$5,683	$0	$13,639
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	Other	19100147 C06 I	12/20/2019		$5,683	$9,472	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 D	12/20/2019		$7,956	$13,260	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 119363.015

Event: 08/22/2019

Employee Amputates Fingertip In Peel And Press Machine

At 12:15 p.m. on August 22, 2019, an employee was operating a peel and press lin e when a jam occurred. The employee was clearing a jammed stack of floor tiles t hat were stacked on a plate elevator when the stack of tiles fell and crushed he r left pinky finger. The employee was transported to the local hospital, where s he was treated and released with a left pinky fingertip amputation.

Keywords:amputated, amputation, clearing, crushed, falling object, fingertip, jammed, machine operator, stack

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1426737.015			Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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