Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1577781.015 - The Finly Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Lynchburg (Field Office) - Safety 0355117

Inspection Nr: 1577781.015

Report ID: 0355117

Date Opened: 02/11/2022

Site Address:
The Finly Corporation
3401 Forestbrook Road
Lynchburg, VA 24501

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4237, Lynchburg, VA 24502

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 327320/Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/11/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Fri

Case Closed: 08/17/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1865521	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,434	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,434
Current Penalty	$10,747	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,747
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	16VAC25-60-120	03/14/2022	04/07/2022	$10,747	$13,434	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143652.015

Event: 01/19/2022

Employee crushes toes under falling bucket, later amputated

At 8:30 a.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee was removing a bucket attachment from a rented Takeuchi Model TL12V2-CR Track Loader so that the equipment could be returned to a rental company. The employee was switching out the hydraulic operated bucket attachment on loader but the hydraulic mechanism was frozen. The employee had a coworker raise the bucket and tilt it forward in an attempt to dislodge it. The bucket attachment was held at a height of approximately 3 feet above the ground while the attachment was being removed and after the safety locks had been disengaged. The manufacturer recommends keeping the bucket at a height of no more than 1 to 2 inches during removal. The bucket attachment fell on the the employee's foot and crushed his big toe through his steel toe boot. The employee was taken to a hospital and treated and released the same day. On February 11, 2022, the employee informed the employer that he was required to undergo surgery to have his toe medically amputated due to tissue damage not corrected during the previous surgery.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bucket , Crushed, Equipment Operator, Falling Object, Foot, Industrial Truck, Lack of Work Procedures, Loader, Loader Bucket, Material Handling, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Safety Device, Safety Shoe, Toe, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1577781.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Heavy equipment mechanics

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