Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1520019.015 - Slc Acquisition Llc Dba Genesee Recycling

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1520019.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 03/17/2021

Site Address:
Slc Acquisition Llc Dba Genesee Recycling
G5107 N Dort Hwy
Flint, MI 48505

Mailing Address:
G5107 N Dort Hwy, Flint, MI 48505

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 562920/Materials Recovery Facilities

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/28/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/28/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1742884	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 134061.015

Event: 03/04/2021

Employee amputates two fingertips in alligator shear jaws

At 7:30 a.m. on March 4, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a recycling facility was cutting copper tubing into 2-foot sections. The employee placed his left hand too close to the alligator shear jaws. The employee amputated his middle and ring fingertips and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cutting, Die Jaw, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Jaw, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Partial Amputation, Shear, Sheared, Shearing Machine, Traumatic Amputation, Waste Proc Fac

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1520019.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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