Inspection Detail
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Inspection: 1580557.015 - Steel Technologies Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division
Site Address:
Steel Technologies Llc
5501 Belleville Road
Canton, MI 48188
Mailing Address:
5501 Belleville Road, Canton, MI 48188
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 331110
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/12/2022
Emphasis: N:Amputate
Case Closed:
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Referral | 1868968 | Yes |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $6,300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,300 |
Current Penalty | $6,300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,300 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 408.11411(1) | 04/19/2022 | 05/20/2022 | $6,300 | $6,300 | $0 | 06/08/2022 | C - Contested |
Investigation Summary
At 10:00 a.m. on February 23, 2022, an employee was moving steel coils with a coil cart. The employee pressed the incorrect button on the pendant controller while standing too close to the coil cart, causing the coils to fall from the cart and onto the employee. The employee sustained fractures to the left leg and was admitted and treated at the hospital, resulting in an amputation.
Keywords: Amputation, Cart, Falling Object, Fracture, Iron, Iron Worker, Leg, Mill--Plant, Operating, Operator, Pendant Control, Steel, Struck By
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1580557.015 | 18 | M | Hospitalized injury |