Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1560065.015 - Cantex Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1560065.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 10/26/2021

Site Address:
Cantex Inc.
11444 Chamberlain Road, Site #1
Aurora, OH 44202

Mailing Address:
11444 Chamberlain Road, Site #1, Aurora, OH 44202

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326122/Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/26/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/21/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1825180	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$27,306	$0	$0	$0	$0	$27,306
Current Penalty	$9,557	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,557
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.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 I	11/30/2021	01/03/2022	$9,557	$13,653	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C07 I A	11/30/2021	01/03/2022	$0	$13,653	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 140508.015

Event: 10/20/2021

Employee's fingertip is amputated when unjamming machine

At 6:45 a.m. on October 20, 2021, an employee was working as a machine operator for a firm that manufactured plastic pipes and pipe fittings. He was operating a beller machine on the site's line 1B. The beller machine beveled the ends of PVC (polyvinyl chloride) pipe. The machine had jammed, and he was clearing the jam. He was reaching into the machine to realign it when the hold-down clamp activated and crushed his finger. The tip of the ring finger on his right hand was amputated below fingernail. He was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Clamp, Clearing, Finger, Fingertip, Jammed, Lockout, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Pipe, Plastic, Plastic Mfg

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560065.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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