Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1568165.015 - Arch Polymers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1568165.015

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 12/13/2021

Site Address:
Arch Polymers, Inc.
13311 Industrial Parkway
Marysville, OH 43040

Mailing Address:
13311 Industrial Parkway, Marysville, OH 43040

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325991/Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 03/03/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 07/17/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1840093	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			1		5
Current Violations	4			1		5
Initial Penalty	$20,718	$0	$0	$4,144	$0	$24,862
Current Penalty	$10,359	$0	$0	$2,072	$0	$12,431
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C06 I	03/04/2022	03/23/2022	$2,901	$5,801	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C07 I A	03/04/2022	03/23/2022	$2,901	$5,801	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 D	03/04/2022	03/23/2022	$2,901	$5,801	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004A	Serious	19101030 C01 I	03/04/2022	03/23/2022	$1,658	$3,315	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004B	Serious	19101030 F01 I	03/04/2022	03/23/2022	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01004C	Serious	19101030 G02 I	03/04/2022	03/23/2022	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	02001	Other	19040039 A02	03/04/2022		$2,072	$4,144	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 141838.015

Event: 12/01/2021

Employee amputates finger in machine blade

At 7:15 a.m. on December 1, 2021, an employee and a coworker were performing maintenance on an extruder machine trying to clear a clog while the machine was not locked out or powered down. The employee placed a hand inside the blade housing to check that the clog was cleared when the blades began to spin. The employee's finger was caught by a blade and he suffered an amputation of the tip of his right pinkie finger. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Blind Reaching, Caught By, Clogged, Extrusion Machine, Finger, Fingertip, Lockout, Maintenance, Partial Amputation, Reach

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1568165.015	44	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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