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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1553206.015 - Ace Iron & Metal Company
Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office
Site Address:
Ace Iron & Metal Company
2515 Groveport Road
Columbus, OH 43207
Mailing Address:
2515 Groveport Road, Columbus, OH 43207
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/21/2021
Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Piv
Case Closed: 11/01/2022
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1810971 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $10,513 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,513 |
| Current Penalty | $5,257 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,257 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 | 10/25/2021 | $5,257 | $10,513 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 12:20 p.m. on September 13, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a recyclable materials supplier was operating a Gensco Model DTX200 Alligator Shear. The employee was cutting soldered joints and fittings off small copper pipe and tubing from a scrapped HVAC system. As the employee was cutting the tubing, he caught his left-hand glove which was pulled into the point of operation. The employee partially amputated his thumb in the shear. The employee was hospitalized where he underwent surgery to have the thumb section reattached.
Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cutting, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Glove, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pipe, Pulled In, Safety Device, Shear, Sheared, Shearing Machine, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position, Waste Proc Fac
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1553206.015 | 39 | M | Hospitalized injury | Laborers, except construction |