Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1490254.015 - Mahle Engine Components

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Gray Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 1490254.015

Report ID: 0454716

Date Opened: 08/27/2020

Site Address:
Mahle Engine Components
1 Mahle Dr
Morristown, TN 37815

Mailing Address:
1 Mahle Dr, Morristown, TN 37815

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 336310

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/27/2020

Emphasis: S:Fall

Case Closed: 03/02/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1644652	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$13,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,900
Current Penalty	$13,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,900
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100023 B08	01/27/2021	02/08/2021	$2,450	$2,450	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	19100028 B01 I	01/27/2021	02/08/2021	$2,450	$2,450	$0	Z - Issued
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 C04 I	01/27/2021	02/08/2021	$4,500	$4,500	$0	Z - Issued
4.	01004	Serious	19100212 A01	01/27/2021	02/08/2021	$4,500	$4,500	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 129040.015

Event: 08/16/2020

Employee breaks leg while performing sensor adjustment on ro

At 10:04 a.m. on August 16, 2020, an employee was unsticking a pallet and adjusting sensors on an industrial robot. The sensors were activated causing the robot to begin its cycle. The robot grabbed the employee and pulled him to the floor attempting to complete its cycle. The employee's leg was broken and required hospitalization for treatment.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught By, Caught In, Fracture, Interlock, Jammed, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Pallet, Robot, Robotics

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1490254.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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