Inspection Detail
Inspection: 330229.015 - Ametek Specialty Metal Products Division Incorporated
Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office
Site Address:
Ametek Specialty Metal Products Division Incorporated
21 Toelles Road
Wallingford, CT 06492
Mailing Address:
21 Toelles Road, Wallingford, CT 06492
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 332618/Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Complaint
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/19/2012
Emphasis: N:Amputate
Case Closed: 06/11/2012
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complaint | 312260 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| Current Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| 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 | 19100212 A03 II | 05/11/2012 | 03/12/2012 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | Z - Issued |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 10:45 a.m. on February 13, 2012, Employee #1, an operator, was overseeing the operation of the bulk slitter. At the end of the coil run, Employee #1 reached into the top of the head slitter that was the main cutting area on the bulk slitter, to remove or re-position a wood board that was covered with felt fabric. The wood board with felt fabric was used in the head slitter to prevent the underside of the coil metal from being scratched while running through the head slitter. Prior to entering the cutting knives of the head slitter, Employee #1 reached into the top of the head slitter to prevent the board from falling into the head slitter or being pulled into the knives of the head slitter. When Employee #1 reached into the top of the head slitter while the machine was running about 100 feet per minute, Employee #1's gloved right hand got caught in the ingoing nip point created by the upper and lower arbor of the head slitter. Employee #1's hand was pulled into the ingoing point. Employee #1's right hand was pulled into the head slitter up to the wrist area. Employee #1 pulled his hand out of the ingoing nip point. However, Employee #1 sustained an amputation of the right pinky finger, a partial amputation (approximately one-third of the finger) of the right middle finger and full de-gloving of the right thumb.
Keywords: Amputated, Caught Between, Finger, Nip Point
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 330229.015 | 1 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |
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