Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1501042.015 - Clampco Products, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1501042.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 11/03/2020

Site Address:
Clampco Products, Inc.
1743 Wall Road
Wadsworth, OH 44281

Mailing Address:
1743 Wall Road, Wadsworth, OH 44281

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333515/Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/03/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/30/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1570786	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130904.015

Event: 04/13/2020

Employee amputates fingertip when feeding metal bands into m

At 7:25 a.m. on April 13, 2020, an employee working as a machine feeder for a cutting and machine tool manufacturer was operating a metal band bending machine. The upper safety scanner light was disabled so that the employee could work with a smaller metal band. The machine actuated and caught the employee's fingertip. The employee partially amputated her fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Bypass Guard, Catch Point, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Interlock, Light Curtain, Machine operator, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Safety Device, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1501042.015	35	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine feeders and offbearers

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