Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1499387.015 - H S Automotive Alabama Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1499387.015

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 10/22/2020

Site Address:
H S Automotive Alabama Inc
100 Sonata Drive
Enterprise, AL 36330

Mailing Address:
100 Sonata Drive, Enterprise, AL 36330

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/22/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Autosup

Case Closed: 03/01/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1676322	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,374	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,374
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
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	12/17/2020	12/30/2020	$4,500	$7,374	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130656.015

Event: 10/20/2020

Employee amputates fingertip while cleaning kneading machine

At 1:15 p.m. on October 20, 2020, an employee was cleaning the blades of a kneading machine at the end of the day. While the machine was running, he reached in with a rag and began wiping down the inside of the machine and the spinning kneading blades, which spin at 15 rpms. His finger was caught in between two kneader blades, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught Between, Cleaning, Fingertip, Food processing, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Rag, Reaching In, Rotating Parts

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1499387.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury

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