Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1512827.015 - Amerex Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1512827.015

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 01/28/2021

Site Address:
Amerex Corporation
7595 Gadsden Highway
Trussville, AL 35173

Mailing Address:
7595 Gadsden Highway, Trussville, AL 35173

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 339999/All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/15/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/23/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1723110	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$9,948	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,948
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100147 C04 I	04/27/2021	05/21/2021	$0	$9,948	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 134784.015

Event: 01/20/2021

Employee crushes fingers when caught between valve and flang

At 9:00 p.m. on January 20, 2021, two maintenance employees were performing a filter change on a purple K pump due to lower than usual suction identified throughout the day on the first shift. After replacing the filter, they began re-installing the butterfly valve, which fits between the pipe flanges. Due to limited clearance, the maintenance workers used a pry bar in an attempt to create more space to allow the butterfly valve to move into place more fluidly. The employee was pushing the valve back into place but pushed the valve too far. The employee reached on the top of the valve to pull it back, while the coworker continued to use the pry bar to create space. During the process, the pry bar slipped, and the employee's fingers became caught between the valve and the top flange. The employee initially suffered a crush injury to his right ring finger and was treated without hospitalization. Later, a decision was made by a physician to surgically amputate the injured finger.

Keywords: Amputation, Butterfly Valve, Caught Between, Crushed, Filter, Finger, Flange, Installing, Pry Bar, Pump, Pushing, Slip, Surgical Amputation, Valve

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1512827.015	60	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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