Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1441001.015 - Padnos Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1441001.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 10/30/2019

Site Address:
Padnos Inc.
500 44th St. Sw Suite A
Grand Rapids, MI 49548

Mailing Address:
3495 Viaduct St Sw, Grandville, MI 49418

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/13/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Injury/Illness

Case Closed: 12/23/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1511582	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	408.13392	11/22/2019	01/02/2020	$3,500	$7,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121203.015

Event: 10/22/2019

Employee partially amputates finger in plastics extruder

On October 22, 2019, an employee working for a materials recycler was cleaning out jammed material from the hose on an Erema plastic extruder. The employee reached into the machine with his right hand to remove the material when he was struck by the paddle wheel. The employee partially amputated of his middle finger and required medical treatment but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cleaning, Extrude, Finger, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1441001.015	56	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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