Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1546387.015 - Greene Machine & Manufacturing, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1546387.015

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 08/03/2021

Site Address:
Greene Machine & Manufacturing, Inc.
2871 Avondale Road
Macon, GA 31206

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1051, Macon, GA 31202

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332710/Machine Shops

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/03/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Forklift

Case Closed: 08/28/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1791858	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$10,151	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,151
Current Penalty	$7,106	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,106
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	01/26/2022	03/08/2022	$7,106	$10,151	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 137910.015

Event: 07/29/2021

Employee amputates fingertip when bending metal with press b

At 7:30 a.m. on July 29, 2021, an employee working for a machine shop was operating a press brake bending sheet metal part in a sequence of four steps. The employee actuated the foot pedal and the point of operation closed. The employee had his hand in the danger zone and caught his finger. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Catch Point, Caught By, Danger Zone, Die, Die Guard, Die Safety Device, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine Shop, Machine operator, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Power Press, Press, Press Brake, Press Operator, Safety Device, Shear, Sheared, Shearing Machine, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1546387.015	22	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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