Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1554032.015 - Plasser American Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Norfolk (Regional Office) - Safety 0355112

Inspection Nr: 1554032.015

Report ID: 0355112

Date Opened: 09/21/2021

Site Address:
Plasser American Corporation
2001 Myers Road
Chesapeake, VA 23324

Mailing Address:
2001 Myers Road, Chesapeake, VA 23324

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 336510/Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/14/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Fri

Case Closed: 01/07/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1814633	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$12,090	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,090
Current Penalty	$6,045	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,045
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	16VAC25-60-120	11/29/2021		$6,045	$12,090	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 140578.015

Event: 09/20/2021

Employee amputates fingertip when caught in metal shearing m

At 12:45 p.m. on September 20, 2021, an employee working as a machinist apprentice for a railroad rolling stock manufacturer was operating a shearing machine. Metal became dislodged and at an angle under the blade. The employee placed his hand under the guard catching his middle finger. The employee recieved medical treatment for an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Apprentice, Catch Point, Caught By, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machinist, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Partial Amputation, Shear, Sheared, Shearing Machine, Supervision, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554032.015	28	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinist apprentices

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