Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1448370.015 - Freedom Motors Usa Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 1448370.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 01/21/2020

Site Address:
Freedom Motors Usa Inc.
740 Watkins Rd
Battle Creek, MI 49015

Mailing Address:
740 Watkins Rd., Battle Creek, MI 49015

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 811121/ Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/30/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Injury/Illness

Case Closed: 03/30/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1510763	Yes
Inspection	1455638		Yes
Inspection	1455639	Yes
Inspection	1458608		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$11,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,200
Current Penalty	$5,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,600
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	408.12611(A)	03/06/2020		$2,800	$5,600	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	408.12616(1)	03/06/2020		$2,800	$5,600	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 123280.015

Event: 10/18/2019

Employee amputates thumb on bandsaw

At 7:40 p.m. on October 18, 2019, an employee was feeding 2x2 stock metal into a Kalamazoo horizontal bandsaw when he placed his hand under the saw blade without pushing the e-stop to stop the blade. The employee was not using the handle to lift cutting head when his hand slipped and contacted the moving blade. The employee suffered an amputation of his right thumb above the first knuckle and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Contact, Cutting, Metal, Sawblade, Thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1448370.015	51	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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