Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1521598.015 - Commercial Plastics Company

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1521598.015

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 03/11/2021

Site Address:
Commercial Plastics Company
800 Allanson Road
Mundelein, IL 60060

Mailing Address:
800 Allanson Road, Mundelein, IL 60060

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325211/Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/11/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 08/03/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1741850	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$8,192	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,192
Current Penalty	$8,192	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,192
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	19100212 A03 II	09/01/2021	10/15/2021	$8,192	$8,192	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 134304.015

Event: 03/03/2021

Employee amputates fingertip when caught in press pinch poin

At 10:00 a.m. on March 3, 2021, an employee working for a plastics manufacturer was cleaning a compression machine. The employee caught his left hand in a machine pinch point. The employee was hospitalized to treat a full avulsion to the first knuckle on his pointer finger, including a partial amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Avulsion, Caught Between, Cleaning, Compression, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Knuckle, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Mechanical Power Press, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Plastic Mfg, Power Press, Press, Traumatic Amputation, Wrong Equipment

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1521598.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury

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