Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1442940.015 - Nu-Way Heating & Cooling Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Queens District Office

Inspection Nr: 1442940.015

Report ID: 0215600

Date Opened: 11/06/2019

Site Address:
Nu-Way Heating & Cooling Inc.
52-15 35th Street
Long Island City, NY 11101

Mailing Address:
52-15 35th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332322/Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/06/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/12/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1515291	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$9,282	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,282
Current Penalty	$6,498	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,498
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A03 II	11/12/2019	11/22/2019	$6,498	$9,282	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121432.015

Event: 11/05/2019

Employee amputates fingertips while using shear to cut sheet

At 8:00 a.m. on November 5, 2019, an employee working a a Laborer for a heating and cooling equipment manufacturer was cutting sheet metal with a shear machine. The employee caught his hand in the point of operation. He amputated two fingertips and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, HVAC, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Shearing Machine, Sheet Metal, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1442940.015	27	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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