Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1694885.015 - Steel And Pipes Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Pr-E-Caguas 0257220

Inspection Nr: 1694885.015

Report ID: 0257220

Date Opened: 08/24/2023

Site Address:
Steel And Pipes Inc.
Carr 189 Km 6.0 Bo Rinc�N Area Industrial Lote 18
Gurabo, PR 00778

Mailing Address:
Po Box 5309, Caguas, PR 00726

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 423510/Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/04/2023

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/26/2024

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	2074804	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	02/14/2024	03/11/2024	$3,500	$7,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 159522.015

Event: 08/22/2023

Employee suffers finger amputation when hand is pulled into

At 10:00 a.m. on August 22, 2023, Employee # 1 was helping a coworker, a slit machine operator. Employee # 1 was feeding a metal sheet through the rods of the machine. Employee # 1 became distracted and did not notice the sheet had finished running through the rods. His left hand remained inside the machine and his hand and fingers were caught in the rod. His hand was pulled in, and he suffered an amputation of a left-hand finger as well as other injuries in that hand. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Hand, Metal, Metal Sheet, Pulled In, Slitter

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1694885.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance

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