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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 309445401 - Robinson Fin Machines Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office
Site Address:
Robinson Fin Machines Inc
13670 Highway 68
Kenton, OH 43326
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3499
NAICS: 332999/All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Complaint
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/22/2007
Emphasis: S:Amputations
Case Closed: 03/28/2007
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complaint | 206221160 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $2,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 |
| Current Penalty | $2,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 |
| 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 | 19100217 D09 I | 02/28/2007 | 03/05/2007 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 19100217 G | 02/28/2007 | 03/05/2007 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on September 26, 2006, Employee #1 was working for Robinson Fin Machines, Inc., a manufacturer of fabricated metal products. Along with a coworker, he was using a Minster part revolution mechanical power press, with Serial Number 60-3.5-13234, to make metal fins. He was the "setup person" for the operation, and his coworker was the "spanker operator." The setup person stood next to the seated spanker operator. During the flattening or "spanking" of the fins, metal side plates holding the fins in place would shift position, so two to three times during a production run, the side plates needed to be repositioned. During one such repositioning operation, the spanker operator thought the setup person, Employee #1, was free from the point of operation and cycled the press. Employee #1's right hand and lower forearm were in the point of operation, though, and they were crushed to the point of amputation. Employee #1 was hospitalized. Neither weather conditions nor work environment factors contributed to this injury.
Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, METAL SHOP, FOREARM, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, POINT OF OPERATION, HAND, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309445401 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Machine operators, not specified |