Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1576545.015 - Wald Wire & Manufacturing Co

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1576545.015

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 02/03/2022

Site Address:
Wald Wire & Manufacturing Co
846 Witzel Avenue
Oshkosh, WI 54902

Mailing Address:
846 Witzel Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54902

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332618/Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/03/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/28/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1858875	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	$6,090	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,090
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 A03 II	05/06/2022		$6,090	$10,151	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143444.015

Event: 01/25/2022

Employee amputates finger when caught between welding bars

At 11:30 a.m. on January 25, 2022, an employee was adjusting a rib in the tooling while running the Hoffman-Chicago, Inc. resistance press welder (serial number 50761). As the employee was adjusting a wire rib that popped out of the tooling jig with their left hand, the toe of his boot contacted the foot pedal, which activated the welder. The corner of the employee's left ring finger was caught between the bars of the welder resulting in a partial amputation. The employee was treated without requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Finger, Partial Amputation, Welder, Welding

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1576545.015	41	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, production occupations

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