Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1439512.015 - Kamtek, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1439512.015

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 10/22/2019

Site Address:
Kamtek, Inc.
1595 Sterilite Drive
Birmingham, AL 35215

Mailing Address:
1595 Sterilite Drive, Birmingham, AL 35215

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 336370/Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/22/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/06/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1510014	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120960.015

Event: 10/17/2019

Employee crushes finger by passing guard, is later amputated

At 9:00 p.m. on October 17, 2019, an employee was operating a shear machine to cut a small sheet of metal. The employee bypassed the guard by sliding his finger under the bar while pushing the metal forward. The employee's hand was struck by a spring located in the machine. The employee's left middle finger was crushed by the spring and later amputated by a surgeon at the hospital, where he was admitted.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Crushed, Finger, Machine operator, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Shear, Sheared, Spring, Struck By, Surgical Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1439512.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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