Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1575398.015 - The Hc Companies, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nv-E-Reno 0953210

Inspection Nr: 1575398.015

Report ID: 0953210

Date Opened: 01/31/2022

Site Address:
The Hc Companies, Inc.
550 Spice Island Drive
Sparks, NV 89431

Mailing Address:
550 Spice Island Drive, Sparks, NV 89431

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: 04/18/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/30/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1860599	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1	1		2
Current Violations			1	1		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$61,439	$0	$0	$61,439
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$55,295	$0	$0	$55,295
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	Repeat	19100212 A01	05/31/2022		$55,295	$61,439	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100144 A01 III	05/31/2022		$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143801.015

Event: 01/30/2022

Employee crushes hand, amputates fingers while cleaning roll

At 6:45 a.m. on January 30, 2022, an employee was cleaning the rollers on a Thermoforming machine roll stand when he caught his hands in the rollers. The employee crushed his hand and amputated his fingers, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cleaning, Crushed, Emergency Stop, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fracture, Guard, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Power Roller, Roller--Mach/Part, Thermoformer, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1575398.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury

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