Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1510456.015 - U.S. Engineering Metalworks, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1510456.015

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 01/15/2021

Site Address:
U.S. Engineering Metalworks, Llc
390 Mountain View Rd
Berthoud, CO 80513

Mailing Address:
390 Mountain View Rd, Berthoud, CO 80513

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 238220/ Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/02/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 09/29/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1720297	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$11,059	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,059
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$11,059	$0	$11,059
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	Other	19100212 A01	03/08/2021	04/12/2021	$11,059	$11,059	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 133560.015

Event: 01/14/2021

Employee operating power tool amputates finger

At 10:00 a.m. on January 14, 2021, Employee #1 was using a VE460 Roll Grooving Tool to groove a piece of 10 inches by 2 feet steel pipe. With his foot still on the activation pedal, he reached his hands into the machine to check the groove. He inadvertently pressed the foot pedal with his hands in the machine, and the fourth finger on his left hand was amputated. The employee received medical treatment for the amputation but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught In, Construction, Finger, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Foot-Powered Press, Hand, Metal Pipe, Plumbing

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1510456.015	37	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices

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