Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1570412.015 - Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1570412.015

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 12/28/2021

Site Address:
Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc.
2610 Ross Avenue
Schofield, WI 54476

Mailing Address:
4704 Bayberry St., Schofield, WI 54476

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 423510/Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/28/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/10/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1845589	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1		2			3
Current Violations	1		1			2
Initial Penalty	$14,502	$0	$145,020	$0	$0	$159,522
Current Penalty	$14,502	$0	$65,498	$0	$0	$80,000
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A02	04/07/2022	05/26/2022	$14,502	$14,502	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Repeat	19100147 C07 I A	04/07/2022	05/05/2022	$0	$72,510	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	02002	Repeat	19100147 D	04/07/2022	05/26/2022	$65,498	$72,510	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142296.015

Event: 12/21/2021

Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by moving mach

At 1:11 p.m. on December 21, 2021, an employee was working as the head stretcher on the 8-inch aluminum extrusion press. As the aluminum was extruded from the press, it was pulled down the runout table (approximately 150 feet) by the puller, and then transferred to the cooling table by walking arms. The extruded aluminum got caught between the walking arms and the rollers on the runout table. The employee walked around the backside of the runout table, moved the chain link guarding on the backside, and began to unjam the aluminum. As the employee was doing this, the puller had finished its transition down the runout table and immediately began its return to its home position near the front of the extrusion press, striking the employee from behind. The employee was hospitalized to treat several fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and vertebra fractures.

Keywords: Aluminum Processing, Extrusion, Extrusion Machine, Fracture, Lung, Puncture Wound, Rib, Struck By, Vertebra

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1570412.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine feeders and offbearers

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