Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1512076.015 - Ofs Fitel, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1512076.015

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 01/27/2021

Site Address:
Ofs Fitel, Llc
10 Brightwave Blvd
Carrollton, GA 30117

Mailing Address:
10 Brightwave Blvd, Carrollton, GA 30117

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 335921/Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/22/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/22/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1723297		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 132784.015

Event: 01/20/2021

Employee suffers finger amputation by oscillator

At 3:35 p.m. on January 20, 2021, an employee, a 46-year-old stranding operator, was assessing a sudden stoppage of the oscillator machine, a machine that twists fiber optic cable buffer tubes around a central member to create a single cable. The tubes had become overtwisted, preventing the gears from turning. The employee touched the belt of a section of the machine to check its tension. The belt suddenly turned, pinching his finger against the machine. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of the distal phalanx of the left middle finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Cable, Finger, Gear, Optical Fiber Cable, Pinch Point, Pinched, Tension

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1512076.015	46	F	Hospitalized injury

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