Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1529361.015 - Rk Steel, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1529361.015

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 05/06/2021

Site Address:
Rk Steel, Llc
8221 East 96th Avenue
Henderson, CO 80640

Mailing Address:
3800 Xanthia Street, Denver, CO 80238

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331221/Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/06/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 02/01/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1762891	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	$0	$0	$0	$13,653	$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	Other	19100212 A03 II	10/27/2021	12/13/2021	$13,653	$13,653	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135427.015

Event: 04/29/2021

Employee amputates fingertip while operating steel roller ma

At 1:15 p.m. on April 29, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a rolled steel manufacturer was operating a steel roller machine. The employee was rolling a piece of 10-gauge 14-inch by 11-inch steel when he caught his right hand in the roller. The employee had rolled steel through the roller 12 times per piece and was on piece 90 of 100 during his work shift. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for a partial amputation to his index fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Power Roller, Production Line, Roller--Mach/Part, Steel, Steel Sheet, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1529361.015	27	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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