Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308146299 - Leggett & Platt, Inc., Tnt Steel Industries Div.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 308146299

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 09/23/2004

Site Address:
Leggett & Platt, Inc., Tnt Steel Industries Div.
1555 Rt 75 E
Freeport, IL 61032

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3496

NAICS: 332618/Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/23/2004

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputations

Case Closed: 04/26/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	205098536	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4		1			5
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$13,000	$0	$25,000	$0	$0	$38,000
Current Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$1,000	$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	19100217 B03 I	10/06/2004	10/25/2004	$0	$3,500	$0	10/26/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	19100217 C02 III	10/06/2004	10/25/2004	$1,000	$3,500	$0	10/26/2004	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Serious	19100217 E01 I	10/06/2004	10/25/2004	$0	$2,500	$0	10/26/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Serious	19100219 B01	10/06/2004	10/25/2004	$3,500	$3,500	$0	10/26/2004	J - ALJ Decision
5.	02001	Serious	19100217 C02 IA	10/06/2004	10/25/2004	$3,500	$25,000	$0	10/26/2004	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200822609

Event: 12/16/2003

Employee amputates finger while operating press

At approximately 1:40 p.m. on December 16, 2003, an employee, a press operator, was feeding a 2-in. wide flat piece of steel into the point of operation equipped with a notching die that formed 45-degree angles on each corner of the flat steel. The point of operation was equipped with a guard; however, it was not fastened to the bolster plate thus allowing the operator the option of easily lifting the guard at her discretion. At the time of the accident, the employee inserted her fingers under the plate of steel for repositioning. The plate stood on its edge thus lifting the guard at the same time. The foot pedal was then depressed, activating the ram, causing the plate to slam back to its original position and catching the employee's index and middle fingers. The left index finger of the employee was amputated at the middle knuckle and the middle finger was smashed, however, 90 percent usage was regained. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308146299			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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