Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1552252.015 - Load Trail

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1552252.015

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 09/09/2021

Site Address:
Load Trail
200 Heritage Parkway
Sulphur Springs, TX 75482

Mailing Address:
200 Heritage Parkway, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 336212/Truck Trailer Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/09/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 04/14/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1808207	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,653	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,653
Current Penalty	$8,192	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,192
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.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 I	10/28/2021	11/24/2021	$8,192	$13,653	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C06 I	10/28/2021	11/24/2021	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 138984.015

Event: 09/07/2021

Employee amputates two fingers in dust collector rotary valv

At 1:25 p.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee working as a painter for a truck trailer manufacturer was working in the powder coating booth. The employee stopped to unjam a clog in the Donaldson Torit Model TD -162 L1 Round Housing Dust Collector (Serial Number 12943997). The employee caught his right hand in the rotary valves of the collection system. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputation to his index and middle fingers.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught In, Clogged, Dust Collector, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Painter, Production Line, Rotating Parts, Trailer, Traumatic Amputation, Valve

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1552252.015	20	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance

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