Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1549895.015 - Solon Specialty Wire

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1549895.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 08/26/2021

Site Address:
Solon Specialty Wire
30000 Solon Road
Solon, OH 44139

Mailing Address:
30000 Solon Road, Solon, OH 44139

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331222/Steel Wire Drawing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/26/2021

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate

Case Closed: 10/29/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1801487	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$18,023	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,023
Current Penalty	$10,513	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,513
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	19100147 C04 I	09/30/2021	10/20/2021	$10,513	$10,513	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C04 II B	09/30/2021	10/20/2021	$0	$7,510	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139674.015

Event: 08/21/2021

Employee amputates fingertip when pulled into pinch point cr

At 4:15 a.m. on August 21, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a steel wire manufacturer was performing service and maintenance on equipment. The employee was attempting to realign steel wire onto the take up coil block. The employee lifted the interlocked gate to gain access to the block area. The employee placed the equipment in jog mode allowing the interlocked mechanism to be disabled. The employee cycled the equipment via the foot pedal while his hand was placed on the wire. The wire subsequently pulled the employee into the pinch point created by the wire and the take up coil block. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Align, Aligning, Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Caught Between, Finger, Fingertip, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Gate, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Interlock, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Metal Wire, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulled In, Safety Device, Traumatic Amputation, Wrong Equipment

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1549895.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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