Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1552546.015 - Metal Panels, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1552546.015

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 09/02/2021

Site Address:
Metal Panels, Inc.
131 S 147 E Ave
Tulsa, OK 74116

Mailing Address:
131 S 147 E Ave, Tulsa, OK 74116

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332322/Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/02/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/12/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1805809	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$8,192	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,192
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.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	01/11/2022		$8,192	$8,192	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139455.015

Event: 08/31/2021

Employee amputates two fingers when reaching into shearing m

At 4:00 p.m. on August 31, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a sheet metal work manufacturer was working on a steel panel machine. The employee was working on the machine when the plastic coating was caught on the blades of the machine. The employee reached into the machine to remove the excess plastic build-up when the machine cutter was motion activated and struck his hand. The employee was hospitalized to treat amputated ring and pinky fingers.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Cutting, Engineering Controls, Finger, Hand, Incorrect Equipment, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Metal, Metal Sheet, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Plastic, Pressure, Reaching In, Safety Device, Shear, Sheared, Shearing Machine, Steel Sheet, Traumatic Amputation, Wrong Equipment

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1552546.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Metal plating machine operators

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