Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1580927.015 - Illinois Engineered Products, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1580927.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 03/01/2022

Site Address:
Illinois Engineered Products, Inc.
2415 W. 21st Street
Chicago, IL 60608

Mailing Address:
2415 W. 21st Street, Chicago, IL 60608

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333517

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/17/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/29/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1868669	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$11,602	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,602
Current Penalty	$8,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,000
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	19100147 C01	05/19/2022	06/08/2022	$4,000	$5,801	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	05/19/2022	06/08/2022	$4,000	$5,801	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 144159.015

Event: 02/21/2022

Employee amputates fingers while using unguarded machinery

At 10:15 a.m. on February 21, 2022, Employee #1 was operating a hydro-mechanical brake press machine. Employee #1, a machine operator, was bending parts on a mechanical brake press machine. Employee #1 had been placing parts into the machine and using a foot pedal to actuate the machine in order to bend the parts. Employee #1 placed the part into the machine and pressed the foot pedal. At this moment, Employee #1's middle and ring fingers on the left hand were severed. Employee #1 was taken to a local hospital and hospitalized for a day. Employee #1's middle finger was reattached and the ring finger was a complete fingertip amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Fingertip, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Press Brake, Press Operator, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1580927.015	43	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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