Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1554654.015 - Vapor Bus International

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1554654.015

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 09/21/2021

Site Address:
Vapor Bus International
1010 Johnson Drive
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

Mailing Address:
1010 Johnson Drive, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332321/Metal Window and Door Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/07/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/12/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1812035	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,022	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,022
Current Penalty	$4,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,200
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	19100147 C06 I	12/10/2021	03/07/2022	$4,200	$7,022	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139499.015

Event: 09/15/2021

Employee amputates thumb tip in lathe chain and sprocket

At 9:15 a.m. on September 15, 2021, an employee working as a maintenance technician for an bus door manufacturer was working alone. The employee removed a chain and sprocket guard off the drive chain assembly of a Mori Seiki Lathe to obtain the part number of the sprocket. The employee was working on the machine while it was still energized and in full operation. The employee was not aware that his right hand was too close to the moving chain. He caught his thumb in the pinch point between the drive chain and sprocket. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to his thumb tip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lathe, Maintenance, Metal Lathe, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Removing, Sprocket, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position, Working Alone

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554654.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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