Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1525564.015 - Kyoei Steel Group

Inspection Information - Office: El Paso Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1525564.015

Report ID: 0627500

Date Opened: 04/16/2021

Site Address:
Kyoei Steel Group
8001 Border Steel
Vinton, TX 79821

Mailing Address:
8001 Border Steel, Vinton, TX 79821

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331511/Iron Foundries

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/16/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/07/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1757480	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,653	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,653
Current Penalty	$13,653	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,653
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	08/12/2021	08/31/2021	$13,653	$13,653	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 137798.015

Event: 04/14/2021

Employee amputates two fingers when caught between wedge and

At 9:00 p.m. on April 14, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for an iron foundry was in the process of inserting a wedge into a transfer tundish cart. The employee was inserting the wedge while pressing the button to move the card when he caught his left hand between the wedge and the cart. The employee amputated two fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cart, Caught Between, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Engineering Controls, Finger, Foundry, Hand, Hand Tool, Installing, Instantaneous amputation, Iron, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lighting, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Molding Machine, Pinch Point, Pinched, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1525564.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Molding and casting machine operators

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