Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1531848.015 - Yasufuku Usa, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1531848.015

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 05/19/2021

Site Address:
Yasufuku Usa, Inc.
3201 N.W. 12th St.
Lincoln, NE 68521

Mailing Address:
3201 N.W. 12th St., Lincoln, NE 68521

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326291/Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/19/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 08/16/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1769660	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$7,461	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,461
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
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 A01	07/16/2021		$4,500	$7,461	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100179 J03	07/16/2021	08/11/2021	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135723.015

Event: 05/14/2021

Employee amputates fingertip in valve when reaching into gri

At 3:00 a.m. on May 14, 2021, an employee working for a rubber products manufacturer was attempting to remove re-grind rubber material from in and around the opening to the grinder outflow pipe. The employee reached his right hand into the opening and caught his index finger in a pinch point in the rotary valve. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated fingertip above the first knuckle.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blind Reaching, Caught Between, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Grinder, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Knuckle, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pipe, Reaching In, Removing, Rotating Parts, Traumatic Amputation, Valve

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1531848.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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