Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1439598.015 - Industrial Hanger And Conveyor Company

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1439598.015

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 10/23/2019

Site Address:
Industrial Hanger And Conveyor Company
886 North County Road 232
Fremont, OH 43420

Mailing Address:
886 North County Road 232, Fremont, OH 43420

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333922/Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/23/2019

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/26/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1510522	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	$2,841	$0	$0	$2,842	$0	$5,683
Current Penalty	$2,841	$0	$0	$2,842	$0	$5,683
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	19100147 C01	10/29/2019	11/22/2019	$2,841	$2,841	$0		Z - Issued
2.	02001	Other	19040039 A02	10/29/2019		$2,842	$2,842	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121007.015

Event: 10/15/2019

Employee amputates finger while scraping glue off energized

At 7:15 a.m. on October 15, 2019, an employee who worked as a Supervising Mechanic for a conveyor manufacturer was changing the sand paper on a rotary sander. The employee removed the sand paper and was using a five-in-one tool to scrape the glue off of the disc while the machine was running. The tool caught on the disc and struck the employee's left index finger. The employee amputated the finger at the second joint and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Cleaning, Energized, Finger, Flying Object, Glue, Hand Tool, Instantaneous amputation, Knuckle, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Supervisor, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1439598.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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