Inspection 347216582 OPENED JAN 18, 2024Closed
2214 W. Wisconsin Street, Portage, WI 53901 · Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Contech Engineered Solutions LLC 2 times in Wisconsin since 2021.
The latest one began on Jan 18, 2024 to follow up on an earlier case, in Portage.
Those inspections ended with 1 citation item: 1 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $13,653 and now stand at $7,315, 46% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Contech Engineered Solutions LLC averages $7,315 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 345249833 OPENED APR 14, 2021Closed
2214 W. Wisconsin Street, Portage, WI 53901 · Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 7, 2021: Employee's finger is partially amputated by rivet press punc
At 1:14 p.m. on April 7, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a Stamco rivet press (Serial No. 2521) at a metal culvert manufacturing facility. While assembling a 12-inch culvert pipe, Employee #1 was feeding a rivet beneath the press punch when the machine cycled, crushing his left index finger. The rivet press, a full-revolution press operated by a foot pedal, was equipped with a mechanical safety sensor intended to detect hands or fingers in the punch area. However, at the time of the incident, the sensor was not functioning properly and did not detect the employee's finger. Additionally, the sensor probe design allowed the employee to reach into the punch area by reaching over it. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries that resulted in a partial surgical amputation of his left index finger. The employee was treated without hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $13,653 | $7,315 | Jul 9, 2021 | Final |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Apr 7, 2021, Portage: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was riveting two pipes together using a rivet machine when the rivet hammer activated and crushed the employee's left index finger. The injury resulted in an amputation.
Sep 26, 2018, Portage: Hospitalization · fractures · pelvis
An employee dismounted a forklift to secure pipes in a row when a pipe rolled off a rack and hit his pelvic region, causing fractures to the right side of his pelvis.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
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