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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1554675.015 - Tokai Carbon Ge Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1554675.015
Report ID: 0627100
Date Opened: 09/23/2021

Site Address:
Tokai Carbon Ge Llc
3931 Carbon Plant Rd.
Ozark, AR 72949

Mailing Address:
3931 Carbon Plant Rd., Ozark, AR 72949

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 335991/Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/23/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/27/2023

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 1812074 Yes
Case Status: CLOSED
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2
Current Violations 2 2
Initial Penalty $29,004 $0 $0 $0 $0 $29,004
Current Penalty $29,004 $0 $0 $0 $0 $29,004
FTA Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# Citation ID Citation Type Standard Cited Issuance Date Abatement Due Date Current Penalty Initial Penalty FTA Penalty Contest Latest Event Note
1. 01001A Serious 19100146 C02 03/15/2022 04/01/2022 $14,502 $14,502 $0 Z - Issued  
2. 01001B Serious 19100146 C03 03/15/2022 04/01/2022 $0 $0 $0 Z - Issued  
3. 01002 Serious 19100147 C04 I 03/15/2022 04/08/2022 $14,502 $14,502 $0 Z - Issued  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139502.015
Event: 09/15/2021
Employee crushes hand in auger, later requires amputation

At 3:40 p.m. on September 15, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a carbon and graphite products manufacturer was collecting graphite dust samples. The employee was collecting the samples from the pit located by the Phoenix machine. The pit is a permit confined space and contains an auger that was still in operation. The employee slipped on the graphite dust in the pit and fell hands first into the auger by the pump section. The employee crushed his right hand in the auger. The employee was hospitalized and required amputation of his hand.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Catch Point, Confined Space, Crushed, Energized, Engineering Controls, Entry Permit, Hand, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Permit, Pit, Pump, Slip, Slippery Surface, Surgical Amputation, Unauthorized, Unauthorized Entry, Unguarded, Unguarded Live Parts

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1554675.015 29 M Hospitalized injury Machine operators, not specified
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