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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1566291.015 - Kam Plastics Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division
Site Address:
Kam Plastics Corporation
935 East 40th Street
Holland, MI 49423
Mailing Address:
935 East 40th Street, Holland, MI 49423
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 326121/Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/08/2021
Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Injury/Illness
Case Closed: 01/21/2022
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1835763 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $5,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,600 |
| Current Penalty | $2,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,800 |
| 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 | 408.10034(3) | 12/29/2021 | $2,800 | $5,600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 408.22141(2) | 12/29/2021 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 11:00 a.m. on November 10, 2021, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured unlaminated plastic profile shapes. She operated a pneumatic press. She was training a coworker new to the machine on how to operate the press. She thought that her trainee had not placed a gasket onto a part in the press. As the employee reached into the press, it was activated. Her fingertip was caught in a pinch point created by the press ram. She suffered a partial amputation of the tip of the index finger on her right hand. She was treated without hospitalization.
Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Plastic, Plastic Mfg, Pneumatic press, Ram, Training, Traumatic Amputation
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1566291.015 | 60 | F | Non Hospitalized injury | Pressing machine operators |