Inspection Detail

Inspection: 122158942 - Vindee Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 122158942

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 04/27/1999

Site Address:
Vindee Industries, Inc.
965 Lambrecht Drive
Frankfort, IL 60423

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3499

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/13/1999

Emphasis: N:Pwrpress, S:Amputations

Case Closed: 11/02/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	202707063	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1		3			4
Current Violations	1		3			4
Initial Penalty	$1,200	$0	$14,400	$0	$0	$15,600
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$5,500	$0	$0	$6,000
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100217 B04 I	07/15/1999	07/20/1999	$500	$1,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Repeat	19100217 C02 IA	07/15/1999	09/17/1999	$2,500	$8,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02002	Repeat	19100217 E01 I	07/15/1999	07/20/1999	$1,500	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02003	Repeat	19100219 B01	07/15/1999	07/20/1999	$1,500	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200030666

Event: 04/21/1999

Employee's finger amputated in power press

At 5:50 p.m. on April 21, 1999, Employee #1, of Vindee Industries, was operating press #4, a Walsh full-revolution power press, model 28, serial #7854. He was manually feeding the press while operating it with a foot pedal when the first digit of the middle finger on his left hand was amputated. The press was not provided with any point of operation guards.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, WORK RULES, POINT OF OPERATION, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122158942			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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