Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1458529.015 - Kohler Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1458529.015

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 01/27/2020

Site Address:
Kohler Co., Inc.
176 Cochran Road
Huntsville, AL 35824

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 6088, Huntsville, AL 35824

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 326191/Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/27/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/31/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	1536715	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$18,024	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,024
Current Penalty	$10,814	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,814
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	19100022 A02	03/02/2020	03/19/2020	$4,326	$7,210	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	03/02/2020	03/26/2020	$6,488	$10,814	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 123466.015

Event: 10/22/2019

Employee incurs concussion when struck in head by robot

At 8:35 p.m. on October 22, 2019, an employee working for a plastics plumbing fixtures manufacturer was receiving parts from a robot press machine. The robot press struck the employee in the head. The employee lacerated his head and sustained a concussion, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Falling Object, Head, Laceration, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Plumbing, Power Press, Robot, Robotics, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1458529.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine feeders and offbearers

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