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Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1489641.015 - Bighorn Manufacturing Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1489641.015
Report ID: 0626600
Date Opened: 08/25/2020

Site Address:
Bighorn Manufacturing Llc
19820 Hempstead Hwy
Houston, TX 77065

Mailing Address:
30310 Tx 249, Tomball, TX 77375

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 339999/All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/25/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/19/2025

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 1649808 Yes
Case Status: CLOSED
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 1 3
Current Violations 2 2
Initial Penalty $19,278 $0 $0 $5,000 $0 $24,278
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $10,229 $0 $10,229
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. 01001A Other 19100303 G02 I 11/09/2020 $7,229 $9,639 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01001B Other 19100305 G02 III 11/09/2020 $0 $9,639 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 02001 Other 19040039 A02 11/09/2020 $3,000 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130457.015
Event: 08/25/2020
Employee lacerates four fingers on fabric cutter machine

At 12:00 a.m. on August 25, 2020, an employee was operating a fabric cutter. During the process, material was caught in the blade, and the employee reached in to unjam it. The blade cut through the Kevlar gloves he was wearing and lacerated all fingers other than the thumb. The employee stated that he did not have the blade guard all the way down. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blade, Caught In, Cutter, Cutting, Finger, Glove, Jammed, Laceration, Unguarded, Unguarded Live Parts

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1489641.015 46 M Hospitalized injury Machine operators, not specified
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