Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1570436.015 - Ken Forging Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1570436.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 12/29/2021

Site Address:
Ken Forging Inc
1049 Griggs Road
Jefferson, OH 44047

Mailing Address:
1049 Griggs Road, Jefferson, OH 44047

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332112/Nonferrous Forging

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/29/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 04/11/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1845095	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,052	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,052
Current Penalty	$9,136	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,136
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	19100212 A01	03/14/2022		$9,136	$13,052	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142297.015

Event: 12/17/2021

Employee amputates finger in chain and sprocket

At 3:00 p.m. on December 17, 2021, an employee was operating a Goff Blaster blasting machine when between parts he decided to shovel some of the steel shot off the floor. While the employee was shoveling the steel behind the machine, he lost his balance and fell into an unguarded chain and sprocket on the back of the machine. The employee suffered an amputation to first knuckle of his right index finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blasting, Caught In, Chain, Cleaning, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Finger, Lost Balance, Partial Amputation, Shovel, Sprocket, Steel, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1570436.015	29	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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