Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1463421.015 - Valmet, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Augusta Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1463421.015

Report ID: 0111100

Date Opened: 02/18/2020

Site Address:
Valmet, Inc.
516 Alfred Street
Biddeford, ME 04005

Mailing Address:
516 Alfred Street, Biddeford, ME 04005

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333291/Paper Industry Machinery Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/12/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/05/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1542834	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$13,494	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,494
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$9,446	$0	$9,446
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	Other	19100212 A01	05/12/2020	06/08/2020	$9,446	$13,494	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124078.015

Event: 02/11/2020

Employee amputates fingertip when caught in hydraulic clamp

At 5:00 p.m. on February 11, 2020, an employee working as a fabricating machine operator for a paper manufacturer was attempting to cut a piece of plastic stock on a bandsaw. The employee was not paying attention to where he had his left index finger located on the stock. He subsequently closed the hydraulic clamp on his finger. The employee amputated his fingertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Caught Between, Clamp, Cutting, Distracted, Finger, Fingertip, Hold-Down Clamp, Hydraulic Equipment, Instantaneous amputation, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Plastic, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1463421.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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