Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1519384.015 - Elgin Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1519384.015

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 03/12/2021

Site Address:
Elgin Industries, Inc.
1100 Jansen Farm Drive
Elgin, IL 60123

Mailing Address:
1100 Jansen Farm Drive, Elgin, IL 60123

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332999/All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/12/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 02/11/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1739448	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1		1			2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$9,655	$0	$19,311	$0	$0	$28,966
Current Penalty	$13,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,500
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	19100147 D	08/18/2021	01/18/2022	$6,750	$9,655	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19100212 A01	08/18/2021		$6,750	$19,311	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 133972.015

Event: 02/24/2021

Employee pinches fingers in welding machine, incurs partial

At 8:52 p.m. on February 24, 2021, Employee #1, working in the Grinding Department, was operating a John Deere resistance welding machine, #2230. While reaching over the top of the machine guarding and down into the feeding system, the employee's fingers became pinched between the stationary and moving clamp pieces of the air-powered clamp block that automatically locates a part for fabrication. This incident resulted in the amputation of the middle and ring fingers of the left hand to the first knuckle. The employee was treated for the injuries without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Automatic Machine, Clamp, Finger, Fingertip, Knuckle, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Welding

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1519384.015	45	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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