Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1481196.015 - Hermes Abrasives Ltd

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Norfolk (Regional Office) - Safety 0355112

Inspection Nr: 1481196.015

Report ID: 0355112

Date Opened: 06/30/2020

Site Address:
Hermes Abrasives Ltd
524 Viking Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23452

Mailing Address:
524 Viking Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23452

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 327910/Abrasive Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/28/2020

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate, S:Fri

Case Closed: 02/08/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1612681	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$11,740	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,740
Current Penalty	$5,870	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,870
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	08/04/2020	08/27/2020	$5,870	$11,740	$0	08/17/2020	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 127598.015

Event: 06/27/2020

Employee's hand is amputated in lathe

At 6:10 a.m. on June 27, 2020, an employee was reaching over top of a spinning round stock to drop a strip of sandpaper behind the round stock in order to sand a piece of metal. The sleeve of the employee's coveralls was caught in the rotating round stock. The exact location where the sleeve became entangled, or how it became entangled, could not be determined. The employee was found with the sleeve of his coveralls wrapped around the round stock approximately one foot away from the tail stock. The employee's right hand was amputated, and skin was removed from his forearm to below the elbow. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Caught In, Entangled, Forearm, Hand, Lathe, Metal, Metal Lathe, Reaching, Rotating Parts, Skin, Spinning

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1481196.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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