Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301004958 - Phoenix Metal Fabricating Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Buffalo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301004958

Report ID: 0213600

Date Opened: 12/21/1998

Site Address:
Phoenix Metal Fabricating Inc.
245 Harrison Street
Jamestown, NY 14701

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1030, Jamestown, NY 14702

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3444

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/21/1999

Emphasis: L:Metforg, S:Amputations

Case Closed: 05/17/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	201331212	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		1		1		2
Current Violations				1	1	2
Initial Penalty	$0	$44,000	$0	$0	$0	$44,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$30,000	$30,000
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Unclass	19100212 A01	04/22/1999	04/26/1999	$30,000	$44,000	$0	05/12/1999	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Other	19100147 C04 I	04/22/1999	04/27/1999	$0	$0	$0		J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201330164

Event: 12/11/1998

Employee's hands amputated when caught by press brake

On December 11, 1998, Employee #1 reached into the point of operation of a foot pedal-operated hydraulic press brake to make adjustments to the work stops (fingers). While reaching, his foot was on the foot pedal and it activated the brake, bringing the top ram down onto his arms, almost severing both hands. The employee was transported to the hospital where his hands were amputated and reattached. The light curtain used to guard the point of operation had been bypassed by the use of black electrical tape. Management was aware of the condition and permitted it to exist because one particular part could not be done with the light curtain working properly.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PRESS BRAKE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, LIGHT CURTAIN, PRESS OPERATOR, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301004958			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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