Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1440323.015 - Behr Process Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1440323.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 10/24/2019

Site Address:
Behr Process Corporation
270 S. State Street
Chicago Heights, IL 60411

Mailing Address:
270 S. State Street, Chicago Heights, IL 60411

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325510/Paint and Coating Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/24/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 04/06/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1510756	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,494	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,494
Current Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
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 D	02/05/2020		$10,000	$13,494	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121068.015

Event: 10/18/2019

Employee amputates fingertip in butterfly valve

At 8:00 a.m. on October 18, 2019, an employee and a coworker, both milling operators, were cleaning the valves on a Semi Bulk Injector machine when the employee got his finger caught in a butterfly valve. The coworker was at the control panel and did not see the employee's finger inside the valve when he hit the cycle button on the control panel. The employee suffered an amputation of his right index fingertip and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Activated, Amputated, Amputation, Butterfly Valve, Caught In, Cleaning, Fingertip, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Milling Machine, Valve

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1440323.015	45	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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