Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1573262.015 - Weldfit Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1573262.015

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 01/19/2022

Site Address:
Weldfit Corporation
4133 Southerland Rd.
Houston, TX 77092

Mailing Address:
4133 Southerland Rd., Houston, TX 77092

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333249

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/19/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/02/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1855852	Yes
Inspection	1573252	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$10,151	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,151
Current Penalty	$7,106	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,106
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	03/28/2022	04/20/2022	$7,106	$10,151	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142861.015

Event: 01/18/2022

Employee amputates finger in lathe while polishing running s

At 10:01 a.m. on January 18, 2022, an employee was in the process of polishing the running shaft on a manual lathe. The employee's right middle finger was caught in or between the running shaft of the manual lathe which resulted in amputation and medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Cleaning, Energized, Engineering Controls, Finger, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lathe, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Metal Lathe, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rotating Shaft, Shaft

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1573262.015	73	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Lathe and turning machine operators

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