Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1453046.015 - National Vinyl, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Springfield Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1453046.015

Report ID: 0112600

Date Opened: 12/27/2019

Site Address:
National Vinyl, Llc
7 Coburn St.
Chicopee, MA 01020

Mailing Address:
7 Coburn St., Chicopee, MA 01020

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/14/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 02/05/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1529112	Yes
Inspection	1453057	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,060	$0	$5,060
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,265	$0	$1,265
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	Other	19040039 A02	01/24/2020	03/12/2020	$1,265	$5,060	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 122793.015

Event: 12/20/2019

Tip of temporary employee's thumb in amputated in chop saw

At 9:30 a.m. on December 20, 2019, an employee was working for a temporary staffing employment agency. He had been assigned to work at a firm that manufactured plastic products. He was operating a chop saw. For some reason, his left thumb became positioned under the blade, and the tip of his thumb was amputated. He was treated without hospitalization. The incident was not reported on a timely basis. This incident was also covered by inspection number 1453057, for the staffing agency.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught By, Chop Saw, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Reporting, Saw, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker, Thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1453046.015	55	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Sawing machine operators

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