Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1541836.015 - Alaso U.S.A., Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1541836.015

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 07/14/2021

Site Address:
Alaso U.S.A., Corp.
2655 Old Tampa Highway
Lakeland, FL 33815

Mailing Address:
2655 Old Tampa Highway, Lakeland, FL 33815

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 339999/All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/14/2021

Emphasis: L:Forklift, N:Amputate

Case Closed: 02/22/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1784484	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,502	$0	$1,502
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,502	$0	$1,502
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	19040040 A	01/04/2022	01/31/2022	$1,502	$1,502	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 137158.015

Event: 06/29/2021

Employee amputates thumb tip when caught between metal and p

At 5:46 p.m. on June 29, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for an industrial equipment manufacturer was operating a press brake machine. The employee was making a second bend in a metal part to set up the press for a production run. The part flipped upward when the die made contact and caught the employee's left hand. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputation to her thumb tip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Catch Point, Caught Between, Die, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Power Press, Press, Press Brake, Press Operator, Production Line, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1541836.015	30	F	Non Hospitalized injury

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