Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1455363.015 - Best Diamond Plastics, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1455363.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 01/13/2020

Site Address:
Best Diamond Plastics, Llc
1401 E. 98th St.
Chicago, IL 60628

Mailing Address:
1401 E. 98th St., Chicago, IL 60628

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: 01/13/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/09/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1533040	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$10,390	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,390
Current Penalty	$10,390	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,390
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	19100147 C07 I	05/07/2020	06/10/2020	$10,390	$10,390	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 D	05/07/2020	05/13/2020	$0	$0	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 123121.015

Event: 01/08/2020

Employee amputates fingertip in wrapper machine

At 4:30 a.m. on January 8, 2020, an employee (Temporary Worker) lifted up a guard to remove plastic straw from the hopper on a wrapper machine when she caught her right index finger in the conveyor. The employee amputated her fingertip requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass Guard, Caught In, Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Hopper, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Plastic, Plastic Mfg, Temporary Worker

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1455363.015	44	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, guards

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