Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1474879.015 - United Scrap Metal, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1474879.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 05/13/2020

Site Address:
United Scrap Metal, Inc.
1545 S. Cicero Ave.
Cicero, IL 60804

Mailing Address:
1545 S. Cicero Ave., Cicero, IL 60804

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/20/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/02/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1588352	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$13,494	$0	$0	$6,747	$0	$20,241
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$13,494	$0	$13,494
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	11/06/2020	11/13/2020	$6,747	$13,494	$0	12/03/2020	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100147 C07 I B	11/06/2020	11/13/2020	$6,747	$6,747	$0	12/03/2020	C - Contested

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 126069.015

Event: 05/11/2020

Employee's arm is amputated by cable stripper machine

At 5:15 p.m. on May 11, 2020, an employee was feeding cable into an Eldan cable stripper. The employee's right arm entered the cable stripper's intake hole. The diameter of the intake hole was approximately 6 inches. Just inside the machine's intake hole were rotating blades. The rotating blades injured the employee's arm. The employee was hospitalized, and his right arm was amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Blade, Cable, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Rotating Parts, Surgical Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1474879.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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