Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1493823.015 - Remsa Usa Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: El Paso Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1493823.015

Report ID: 0627500

Date Opened: 09/21/2020

Site Address:
Remsa Usa Inc.
14500 Sam Hawken Rd.
El Paso, TX 79938

Mailing Address:
14500 Sam Hawken Rd., El Paso, TX 79938

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 335312/Motor and Generator Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/21/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 09/08/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1662279	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$12,617	$0	$0	$644	$0	$13,261
Current Penalty	$7,500	$0	$0	$500	$0	$8,000
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	19100022 D01	01/12/2021	02/01/2021	$2,500	$5,735	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	01/12/2021	01/19/2021	$5,000	$6,882	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19100305 B01 II	01/12/2021	01/19/2021	$500	$644	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 129669.015

Event: 09/18/2020

Employee's finger is amputated by lathe

At 3:15 p.m. on September 18, 2020, an employee was using a lathe to clean a rotor. The wire brush got caught, pulling his finger into the spinning rotor. The employee sustained an amputation of his right-hand middle finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Brush, Caught In, Cleaning, Finger, Lathe, Pulling, Rotor, Spinning

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1493823.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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