Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1483114.015 - Apex Aluminum Die Casting Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cincinnati Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1483114.015

Report ID: 0522000

Date Opened: 07/13/2020

Site Address:
Apex Aluminum Die Casting Co., Inc.
8877 Sherry Dr.
Piqua, OH 45356

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 617, Piqua, OH 45356

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331521/Aluminum Die-Casting Foundries

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/01/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/01/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1618284	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$10,390	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,390
Current Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
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	Serious	19100212 A01	10/01/2020	10/21/2020	$4,000	$10,390	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 129859.015

Event: 07/06/2020

Employee amputates finger when die flash remover actuates

At 11:50 p.m. at July 6, 2020, an employee had been operating a Trim Die Flash Remover when he left the machine to go to the restroom and accidentally engaged the single activation button. The employee caught his left pinky finger between the two flash removers when both cylinders activated. The employee incurred an amputation to 75% of his finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Die, Finger, Guard, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Partial Amputation, Shear, Sheared, Start Button, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1483114.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Operations & systems researchers and analysts

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