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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1467605.015 - Tect Aerospace
Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office
Site Address:
Tect Aerospace
5545 N. Mill Heights Dr.
Park City, KS 67219
Mailing Address:
5545 N. Mill Heights Dr., Park City, KS 67219
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 336413/Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/12/2020
Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Repvehicle
Case Closed: 05/18/2020
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1544636 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $25,060 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25,060 |
| Current Penalty | $17,542 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,542 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 II | 04/17/2020 | 05/13/2020 | $9,446 | $13,494 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100147 C06 II | 04/17/2020 | 05/13/2020 | $4,048 | $5,783 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19101200 J02 II | 04/17/2020 | 05/13/2020 | $4,048 | $5,783 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 02001 | Other | 19100134 C02 I | 04/17/2020 | 05/13/2020 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 9:25 a.m. on February 14, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured high-precision, complex components and assemblies for the aerospace industry. He worked in machinery maintenance. He was troubleshooting the tool changer on a 188C Niigata SPN50 50 CNC horizontal mill machine work center. This was a numerical controlled horizontal mill machine center. As the employee was inside the machine with the door closed, the tool changer cycled. The tool-changer arm struck the employee in the chest. The employee suffered a fractured sternum, two fractured ribs, and small fractures to two bones on his spine (vertebrae). He was hospitalized for two or more days. There was a sensor that was supposed to have stopped the tool-changer arm, but the employee had moved it. The relocation of the sensor allowed the tool-changer cycle to complete and the tool-changer arm to strike the employee in the chest. There was one eyewitness to the incident.
Keywords: Chest, Fracture, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Maintenance, Milling Machine, Personnel Cage, Rib, Safety Device, Safety Sensor, Sensor, Spine, Struck By, Torso, Vertebra
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1467605.015 | 61 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machinery maintenance occupations |