Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306024290 - Filter Specialists, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 306024290

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 02/17/2005

Site Address:
Filter Specialists, Inc.
2302 S. North Road
Grand Island, NE 68803

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3443

NAICS: 332410/Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/17/2005

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputations

Case Closed: 05/06/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200055721	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	Serious	19100212 A03 II	02/22/2005	04/29/2005	$2,500	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200052470

Event: 02/14/2005

Employee Amputates Fingers in Roll Forming Machine

On February 14, 2005, Employee #1 was rolling a carbon steel shell on the Lown roll forming plate bending machine, Model Number G-574, Serial Number G-5322. The Lown roll forming machine has three rollers. Two of the rollers are in-running and the other is outgoing. The rollers are 6 in. in diameter. The top roller is 76 in. in length and the other two rollers are 74 in. in length. The opening between the rollers is just a little more than 0.25 in. to allow the stock to be fed into the machine. This was the measurement of the opening at the time of the inspection. According to the company, the opening can be as large as 1 in. and can be adjusted by the operator of the machine. The adjustments could be made several times a day depending on the gauge of the material. Employee #1 was rolling 14-gauge material and had rolled a sheet of stainless first and then rolled a sheet of carbon steel. The sheets measured 17.625 ft by 15.187 ft and could vary up to 40 in. The only type of machine guarding on the equipment is an emergency stop button on the control panel of the machine and a stop bar that runs the full length of the machine. When depresses, the stop bar stops the rollers. When rolling the shell it may have rolled tighter than Employee #1 wanted. He tried to pull the part off the rollers and his gloves were pulled into the roller. He sustained an amputation of the little and ring fingers on his right hand and the ring finger on the left hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, NIP POINT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306024290			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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