Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1460224.015 - Encore Plastics Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1460224.015

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 02/03/2020

Site Address:
Encore Plastics Corporation
725 Water Street
Cambridge, OH 43725

Mailing Address:
725 Water Street, Cambridge, OH 43725

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: 02/03/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 08/05/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1537841	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$20,820	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,820
Current Penalty	$12,492	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,492
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	19100147 C04 I	03/19/2020	04/23/2020	$7,287	$12,145	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C06 I	03/19/2020	04/23/2020	$5,205	$8,675	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 123652.015

Event: 01/24/2020

Employee partially amputates fingertip when caught in moldin

At 4:30 p.m. on January 24, 2020, Employee #1 was operating an injection molding machine press. The machine was a 500-ton Husky model H500 RS 95/85. He attempted to remove a jammed ball of nylon from the feed throat of the machine while the machine was in operation. The circumference of the feed throat opening was approximately 3.5 inches, and the length of the feed throat was approximately 10 inches. His finger was caught in the moving screw of the barrel. Employee #1 sustained partial amputation of the tip of his right middle finger. He was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Injection, Jammed, Machine operator, Molding Machine, Partial Amputation, Reach

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1460224.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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