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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1497735.015 - Precision Strip, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office
Site Address:
Precision Strip, Inc.
86 S. Ohio Street
Minster, OH 45865
Mailing Address:
86 S. Ohio Street, Minster, OH 45865
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 331221/Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/15/2020
Emphasis: N:Amputate
Case Closed: 02/05/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1671497 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $13,494 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,494 |
| Current Penalty | $6,747 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,747 |
| 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 | 12/08/2020 | 01/04/2021 | $6,747 | $13,494 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 11:15 a.m. on October 23, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a rolled steel manufacturer was setting up a Diamond Truing Device. The employee was manually adjusting the truing diamond in order to clean a grinding wheel on a Cincinnati OD Knife Machine. The employee moved the device horizontally until it touched the rotating grinding wheel. The manual adjustment knob for truing diamond is located within 4 inches of the grinding wheel. The grinder operates at 2767 revolutions per minute (RPM). While performing this task, the truing device rotated to the vertical position and crushed the employee's right middle finger between the lever used to alight the grinding wheel and the guard to the grinding wheel. The employee partially amputated his finger between first and second knuckle and was hospitalized.
Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Finger, Grinder, Grinding, Grinding Wheel, Instantaneous amputation, Knife, Knuckle, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Rotating Knife, Rotating Parts, Steel, Traumatic Amputation
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1497735.015 | 45 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |