Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1500166.015 - Airxcel Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1500166.015

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 10/29/2020

Site Address:
Airxcel Inc
3050 N St Francis St.
Wichita, KS 67219

Mailing Address:
Po Box 4020, Wichita, KS 67204

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333415/Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/29/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Repvehicle

Case Closed: 01/22/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1675995	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$19,277	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,277
Current Penalty	$9,446	$0	$0	$5,783	$0	$15,229
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A03 II	12/21/2020		$9,446	$13,494	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19100212 B	12/21/2020	01/19/2021	$5,783	$5,783	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130774.015

Event: 10/21/2020

Employee amputates finger while cutting boxes with table saw

On October 21, 2020, an employee working for an HVAC equipment manufacturer was cutting boxes on a table saw. The employee struck his hand against the sawblade. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputation to his finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Bypass Guard, Cutting, Finger, HVAC, Hand Tool, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Safety Device, Sawblade, Struck Against, Struck By, Table Saw

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1500166.015	22	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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