Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1552048.015 - Performance Contracting Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Saint Louis Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1552048.015

Report ID: 0729300

Date Opened: 09/08/2021

Site Address:
Performance Contracting Incorporated
41 St Jude Industrial
Marston, MO 63866

Mailing Address:
1877 Vanderhorn Drive, Memphis, TN 38134

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 333999/All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/08/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 10/06/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1805957	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$13,653	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,653
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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 A03 II	09/16/2021	10/13/2021	$0	$13,653	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 138964.015

Event: 08/31/2021

Employee amputates thumb in press brake while adjusting meta

At 8:30 a.m. on August 31, 2021, an employee working as a press operator for a machinery manufacturer was attempting to adjust sheet metal in a press brake. The employee failed to follow a coworker's instructions to stop what he was doing. The employee caught his right hand in the press and required medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated thumb.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Metal Sheet, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Power Press, Press, Press Brake, Press Operator, Production Line, Sheet, Sheet Metal, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1552048.015	52	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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