Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315431494 - Spincraft

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 315431494

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 03/25/2011

Site Address:
Spincraft
500 Iron Horse Park
North Billerica, MA 01862

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3728

NAICS: 336413/Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/28/2011

Emphasis: S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 01/26/2015

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	202856142	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	31			6		37
Current Violations	28			7		35
Initial Penalty	$173,000	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$175,500
Current Penalty	$98,186	$0	$0	$1,750	$0	$99,936
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100137 B02 VIII	08/16/2011	09/02/2011	$2,500	$5,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100332 B01	08/16/2011	09/06/2011	$4,550	$7,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100333 A01	08/16/2011	09/20/2011	$3,500	$5,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
4.	02001A	Serious	19100022 A01	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$3,500	$7,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
5.	02001B	Serious	5A0001	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$0	$0	$0	F - Formal Settlement
6.	02002	Serious	19100022 C	09/09/2011	12/07/2011	$4,525	$7,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
7.	02003	Serious	19100023 A02	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$3,250	$5,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
8.	02004	Serious	19100023 A08	09/09/2011	11/16/2011	$3,900	$6,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
9.	02005	Serious	19100023 C01	09/09/2011	11/16/2011	$3,250	$5,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
10.	02006A	Serious	19100023 E01	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$2,800	$4,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
11.	02006B	Serious	19100023 E03 VC	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$0	$0	$0	F - Formal Settlement
12.	02007	Serious	19100024 B	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$2,000	$4,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
13.	02008	Serious	19100036 D01	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$2,800	$4,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
14.	02009	Serious	19100037 A03	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$2,800	$4,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
15.	02010	Serious	19100104 B09	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$4,175	$7,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
16.	02011	Serious	19100110 F02 II	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$3,500	$5,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
17.	02012	Serious	19100132 D01	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$0	$5,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
18.	02013	Other	19100134 D01 III	09/09/2011	12/28/2011	$0	$7,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
19.	02014	Serious	19100147 C06 I	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$3,500	$5,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
20.	02015A	Serious	19100179 J02	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$4,550	$7,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
21.	02015B	Serious	5A0001	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$0	$0	$0	F - Formal Settlement
22.	02016A	Serious	19100179 M01	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$3,500	$5,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
23.	02016B	Serious	19100179 N04 I	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$0	$5,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
24.	02018	Serious	19100212 A01	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$3,500	$5,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
25.	02019	Serious	19100212 A05	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$0	$4,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
26.	02020	Serious	19100242 A	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$4,400	$7,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
27.	02021	Serious	19100243 C01	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$4,400	$7,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
28.	02022	Serious	19100243 C05 I	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$4,900	$7,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
29.	02023	Serious	19100253 B04 III	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$3,500	$5,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
30.	02024A	Serious	19100254 D08	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$2,800	$4,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
31.	02024B	Serious	19100254 D09 III	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$0	$0	$0	F - Formal Settlement
32.	02025	Serious	19100303 B01 II	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$2,100	$3,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
33.	02026	Serious	19100303 F	09/09/2011	09/15/2011	$3,500	$5,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
34.	02027	Serious	19100303 G02 I	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$3,500	$5,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
35.	02028A	Serious	19100305 A02 IIIG	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$3,500	$5,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
36.	02028B	Serious	19100305 A02 X	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$0	$0	$0	F - Formal Settlement
37.	02029	Serious	19101200 H02 II	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$3,486	$7,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
38.	03001	Other	19100147 C04 I	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$1,050	$1,500	$0	F - Formal Settlement
39.	03002	Other	19100179 H04	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$0	$0	$0	F - Formal Settlement
40.	03003	Other	19100219 F03	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$700	$1,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement
41.	03004	Other	19100303 B02	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$0	$0	$0	F - Formal Settlement
42.	03005	Other	19100303 B07 I	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$0	$0	$0	F - Formal Settlement
43.	03006	Other	19101200 F05 I	09/09/2011	10/26/2011	$0	$0	$0	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200776367

Event: 03/14/2011

Employee Loses an Eye When Struck by Grinding Wheel

On March 14, 2011, Employee #1, with Spincraft, was assigned to grind/polish 8 ft diameter ring and used wheel that was not properly assembled (not Type 1; 12 in. instead of 6 in.; no tool guard; not impact resistant face PPE). As Employee #1 inserted wheel into 5-4 in. cavity, it separated into pieces striking worker's face. Employee #1 permanently lost his right eye.

Keywords: EYE, PPE, ABRASION, STRUCK BY, FACE, GRINDING WHEEL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315431494			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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