Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1568307.015 - West & Barker, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1568307.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 12/13/2021

Site Address:
West & Barker, Inc
950 Summit Ave
Niles, OH 44446

Mailing Address:
950 Summit Ave, Niles, OH 44446

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/13/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/17/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1840642	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$19,114	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,114
Current Penalty	$9,558	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,558
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 C04 I	12/15/2021	02/28/2022	$4,779	$9,557	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C06 I	12/15/2021	02/28/2022	$4,779	$9,557	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 141870.015

Event: 12/07/2021

Employee amputates thumb while unjamming running extrusion m

At 6:03 p.m. on December 7, 2021, an employee who had been tasked with the setup of an extrusion line was feeding material through each component. This included the exit portion cut off section where the material was jamming and not seating correctly. The employee reached into the blade area to clear the jam at which time the blade cycled. The employee amputated his right thumb to the first knuckle and required medical treatment without hospitalization. At the time of the accident, the machine had not been locked out and the interlocking mechanism incorporated into the blade cover was inoperable.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Extrude, Extrusion, Extrusion Machine, Finger, Hand, Interlock, Jammed, Knuckle, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Plastic, Plastic Mfg, Sheared, Struck By, Thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1568307.015	25	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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