Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1454910.015 - Broadwind Towers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1454910.015

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 01/09/2020

Site Address:
Broadwind Towers, Inc.
101 South 16th Street
Manitowoc, WI 54220

Mailing Address:
101 South 16th Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332313/Plate Work Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/09/2020

Emphasis: L:Piv

Case Closed: 04/10/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1531924	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$8,193	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,193
Current Penalty	$4,097	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,097
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	19100184 C10	03/27/2020		$4,097	$8,193	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 123062.015

Event: 01/06/2020

Employee amputates finger while moving assembly nut

At 3:15 p.m. on January 6, 2020, an employee was utilizing a 3-ton capacity overhead crane with a 10-foot long 2-inch-wide nylon swing to re-orient a 300-pound assembly nut. The assembly nut was U-shaped with an offset center of gravity. The employee was working alone, had received training, and had successfully flipped other assembly nuts without incident. The employee double wrapped the nylon swing around the assembly nut to minimize movement on the sling. Midway through the lift, while the assembly nut was in a vertical position with 2 points contacting the floor, the assembly nut shifted on the nylon sling. When the nut moved, the employee's left middle and ring fingers were pinched between the sling and the nut. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated and their left ring finger was partially degloved. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Crane Operator, Degloving, Finger, Material Handling, Overhead Crane, Sling

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1454910.015	35	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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