Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1447472.015 - Tecnocap, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1447472.015

Report ID: 0316400

Date Opened: 11/25/2019

Site Address:
Tecnocap, Llc
1701 Wheeling Ave.
Glen Dale, WV 26038

Mailing Address:
1701 Wheeling Ave., Glen Dale, WV 26038

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 332115/Crown and Closure Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/25/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/13/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1520588	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$8,525	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,525
Current Penalty	$5,968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,968
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.	01001A	Serious	19100212 A03 II	12/18/2019	01/15/2020	$5,968	$8,525	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100212 A03 II	12/18/2019	01/15/2020	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121997.015

Event: 11/21/2019

Employee amputates fingertip while cutting metal with manual

At 11:50 a.m. on November 21, 2019, an employee working as a machine operator for a crown and cap manufacturer was using a manually operated shear to cut small strips of thin metal. The employee had his right hand too close to the point of operation. There was no machine guarding on the shear. The employee amputated his middle fingertip on the shear blade and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal Strip, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Shear, Sheared, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1447472.015	57	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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