Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1524998.015 - Kwm, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1524998.015

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 04/14/2021

Site Address:
Kwm, Inc.
575 Conroe Park West Dr
Conroe, TX 77303

Mailing Address:
575 Conroe Park West Dr, Conroe, TX 77303

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332312/Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/14/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/08/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1756489	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$9,557	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,557
Current Penalty	$5,734	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,734
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	19100212 A01	05/21/2021	06/10/2021	$5,734	$9,557	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 134770.015

Event: 04/12/2021

Employee amputates thumb tip when caught in bandsaw cutting

At 3:00 p.m. on April 12, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a structural steel manufacturer was adjusting steel strips in a bandsaw. The employee activated the hydraulic clamp to hold the material in place. He did not remove his hand and caught his right thumb tip in the machine. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated thumb tip.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Clamp, Cutting, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Hold-Down Clamp, Hydraulic, Hydraulic Equipment, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Metal Strip, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Steel, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1524998.015	32	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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