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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1469058.015 - Quality Trailer Products
Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office
Site Address:
Quality Trailer Products
306 West Simonds Rd
Seagoville, TX 75159
Mailing Address:
604 West Main Street, Azle, TX 76020
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 332611/Spring (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/11/2020
Emphasis: N:Amputate
Case Closed: 06/24/2020
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1551064 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $26,988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,988 |
| Current Penalty | $8,096 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,096 |
| 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. | 01001A | Serious | 19100147 C04 I | 04/20/2020 | 05/14/2020 | $8,096 | $13,494 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Other | 19100147 C06 I | 04/20/2020 | 05/14/2020 | $0 | $13,494 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 9:40 a.m. on March 6, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that made heavy gauge springs and other such products for trailers. He was a machine operator. He was working on an automatic three-station eye-forming machine. This was also known as a parabolic eye-forming apparatus. He was setting up the measurements on the apparatus. This was a routine die setup. As the employee was going through the setup process, another employee allegedly cycled the eye-forming assembly. The employee's left index finger was caught between the forming assembly and the die block. The fingertip was crushed. The employee suffered a deep laceration and fracture of his left index finger past the distal phalanx (the fingertip, in other words). He was hospitalized, and the damage from the crushing injury was so extensive that he underwent the medical amputation of the fingertip.
Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Broken Bone, Caught Between, Caught In, Crushed, Die, Die Safety Device, Finger, Fingertip, Fracture, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Miscommunication, Set Up, Surgical Amputation
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1469058.015 | 58 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |