Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1519953.015 - Sign America Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1519953.015

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 03/16/2021

Site Address:
Sign America Inc.
3887 State Route 43
Richmond, OH 43944

Mailing Address:
Po Box 396, Richmond, OH 43944

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 339950/Sign Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/16/2021

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate

Case Closed: 07/09/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1744493	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$9,557	$0	$0	$6,964	$0	$16,521
Current Penalty	$6,212	$0	$0	$4,527	$0	$10,739
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A02	05/26/2021	$6,212	$9,557	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040004 A	05/26/2021	$755	$1,161	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02002	Other	19040039 A02	05/26/2021	$3,772	$5,803	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 134039.015

Event: 02/08/2021

Employee cutting metal amputates fingertip under shear clamp

At 7:30 a.m. on February 8, 2021, an employee working for a sign manufacturer was using a Magna Shear to cut small pieces of metal. The shear had a large bar clamp with openings positioned in front of the cutting blade. The employee placed his left middle finger under the bar clamp when he began cutting. This caused the clamp to crush his fingertip. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Clamp, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1519953.015	52	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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