Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1598194.015 - Kern-Liebers Dba Michigan Spring And Stamping, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1598194.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 05/25/2022

Site Address:
Kern-Liebers Dba Michigan Spring And Stamping, Llc
2700 Wickham Drive
Muskegon, MI 49441

Mailing Address:
2700 Wickham Drive, Muskegon, MI 49441

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332613

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/02/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 08/14/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1861176	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	$7,000	$0	$35,000	$0	$0	$42,000
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$17,500	$0	$0	$21,000
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	408.10034(3)	06/10/2022	02/07/2023	$3,500	$7,000	$0		P - Petition to Mod Abatement
2.	02001	Repeat	408.10034(9)	06/10/2022	02/07/2023	$17,500	$35,000	$0		P - Petition to Mod Abatement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 146494.015

Event: 01/29/2022

Employee ampututes fingertip when reaching into energized ma

At 2:50 p.m. on January 29, 2022, an employee was reaching for a wire that had fallen into a spring making machine. The employee hit the stop button but didn't wait for machine to finish it's cycle when he reached into the machine with his hand. The employee amputated his fingertip on the cam and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Energized, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Metal Wire, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Reaching, Stop Switch, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1598194.015	35	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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