Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1541944.015 - Keating Of Chicago, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1541944.015

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 07/14/2021

Site Address:
Keating Of Chicago, Inc.
100 E. Grove Street
Capron, IL 61012

Mailing Address:
100 E. Grove Street, Capron, IL 61012

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332710/Machine Shops

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/16/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/21/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1782534	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$19,114	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,114
Current Penalty	$11,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,500
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	19100217 C01 I	12/17/2021	02/09/2022	$5,750	$9,557	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100217 F02	12/17/2021	02/09/2022	$5,750	$9,557	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 141989.015

Event: 06/28/2021

Employee amputates eight fingers when caught in punch press

At 3:10 p.m. on June 28, 2021, an employee working as a punching machine operator for a machine shop placed 12" x 24" x 1/4" piece of foam insulation material by hand into the die area of a mechanical power press in preparation for cutting a hole in it. The employee may have inadvertently activated the foot pedal twice in succession thereby cycling the machine. The employee crushed both hands in the die by the descending ram. The employee was hospitalized to treat the amputation of eight fingers.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Die, Die Safety Device, Finger, Foam, Foot pedal, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine Shop, Machine operator, Power Press, Press, Press Brake, Press Operator, Punch Press, Ram, Safety Device, Shear, Sheared, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1541944.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Punching and stamping press machine operators

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