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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1523887.015 - Johnson Bros. - Greenwich, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1523887.015
Report ID: 0524700
Date Opened: 04/07/2021

Site Address:
Johnson Bros. - Greenwich, Inc.
41 N. Center St.
Greenwich, OH 44837

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 812, West Salem, OH 44287

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325212/Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/07/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 02/28/2022

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 1751755 Yes
Case Status: CLOSED
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 3
Current Violations 3 3
Initial Penalty $14,823 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14,823
Current Penalty $8,150 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,150
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. 01001A Serious 19100147 D 08/31/2021 10/08/2021 $2,716 $3,901 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01001B Serious 19100147 C07 I 08/31/2021 10/08/2021 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01002 Serious 19100212 A03 II 08/31/2021 $2,716 $5,461 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01003 Serious 19100216 B01 III 08/31/2021 09/10/2021 $2,718 $5,461 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 134621.015
Event: 03/30/2021
Employee amputates finger when bypasses guard

At 2:30 p.m. on March 30, 2021, an employee was working on the rubber cutting line, removing and weighing rubber pieces after he exited the rubber strip cutting machine. Some of the cut rubber pieces were sticking to the blade or not falling to the bottom of the exit chute, so the employee would reach in under the guard to retrieve the rubber to weigh and rack. The employee had retrieved two pieces of rubber with no issue, and then, when he went to grab the third piece, the blade came down on his right index finger, amputating the whole finger. The employee was hospitalized. At the time of the accident, the cutting machine did have a clear plastic guard with an interlock to prevent operation if the guard was opened, however there was an opening below the guard approximately 25 inches wide by 11 inches high, which could allow an employee to access the blade area without opening the interlocked guard.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Blind Reaching, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Cutting, E GI VI (blind reaching), Finger, Guard, Interlock, Reaching In, Removing, Rubber

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1523887.015 41 M Hospitalized injury Machine operators, not specified
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