Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309445401 - Robinson Fin Machines Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309445401

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 02/22/2007

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

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	206221160	Yes

Violation Summary
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

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 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

Investigation Nr: 202088050

Event: 09/26/2006

Employee's Forearm and Hand Are Amputated When Press Cycles

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309445401			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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