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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1204502.015 - Ensinger Incorporated
Inspection Information - Office: Wilmington Area Office
Site Address:
Ensinger Incorporated
Church & Snider Streets
Greenwood, DE 19950
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 160 Church & Snider Streets, Greenwood, DE 19950
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/19/2017
Emphasis: N:Amputate
Case Closed: 07/11/2017
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1173956 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $45,270 | $0 | $0 | $45,270 |
| Current Penalty | $12,675 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,675 |
| 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 A01 | 05/05/2017 | $12,675 | $45,270 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 1:15 p.m. on January 16, 2017, an employee was instructed to gather and then grind scrap sheets of nylon that had been processed via slitting and punching. The employee began feeding this scrap material into the hopper of a Rapid Model 150-35 Granulator. These scrap sheets had a degree of curling, which were of varying lengths & widths, and round plastic gaskets that were cut out of some of these sheets leaving holes in these sheets. The sheets in a pile were bird-caging and the employee's left ring finger got caught in a hole of one of these sheets. That particular sheet was pulled downward into the hopper by the action of the grinder. The employee's finger was amputated by the sheet as the downward force pulled the sheet along against an inside surface of the hopper. The employee also fracture the index finger.
Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Fracture, Machine Guarding, Textile
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1204502.015 | 48 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |