Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1476610.015 - Centrex Plastics, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1476610.015

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 05/27/2020

Site Address:
Centrex Plastics, Llc
814 W. Lima St.
Findlay, OH 45840

Mailing Address:
814 West Lima Street, Findlay, OH 45840

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: 05/27/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 01/12/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1595638	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$26,988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$26,988
Current Penalty	$13,494	$0	$0	$0	$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.	01002A	Serious	19100147 C07 I A	10/27/2020	11/05/2020	$13,494	$13,494	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002B	Serious	19100147 D	10/27/2020	11/05/2020	$0	$13,494	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 126488.015

Event: 05/21/2020

Employee's arm is crushed inside press

At 2:45 a.m. on May 21, 2020, Employee #1 was troubleshooting the Milacron Maxima Plastic Injection Press # 91 (Product # MPS-1100; Serial Number M7001AB010099). The parts were sticking inside the press because "air poppets froze up." Employee #1 went inside the press to "free poppets" with a brass hammer. Then, Employee #1 asked another a coworker to activate air inside the press. While Employee #1 was standing inside the press, and the doors of the press were closed, the coworker pushed the "mold close button" instead of the "air blow button." The mold inside the press closed, pinching the right arm of Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained a crushing injury of the right elbow; the elbow was removed, and a piece of metal connecting Employee #1's upper and lower arm was installed. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Crushed, Elbow, Hammer , Injection, Mold, Pinched, Press, Troubleshooting

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1476610.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury

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