Custom-Bilt Metals: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jan 16, 2017: Employee has partial amputation of left middle finger

At 12:00 p.m. on January 16, 2017, Employee #1 was preparing to turn off the De-Coiler machine. Employee #1 bent down to shut the De-Coiler machine off when he got finger caught in unguarded machine and suffered a partial left middle finger amputation. Employee #1 was in the hospital for approximately 2 hours. hours.

Incident on Nov 13, 2008: Employee's hand is crushed in downspout forming line

At approximately 2:45 p.m. on November 13, 2008, Employee #1's hand became entan gled in a downspout forming line. His hand was crushed, and he was transported b y emergency services to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA. He did not re quire hospitalization for his injury.

Incident on Sep 27, 2007: Employee's fingers amputated in roll forming machine

At approximately 2:50 p.m. on September 27, 2007, Employee #1 was operating a ro ll forming machine when two fingers on his left hand contacted the unguarded mac hine blades and were amputated. He was airlifted to Stanford Hospital in Palo Al to, CA, where he was treated and released two days later.

Incident on Feb 10, 2005: Employee is injured when struck on head by flying object

On February 10, 2005, an employee was assisting in the production and packaging of roof panels inside a building. After each panel was made, it was placed on se veral rolling racks and when the desired bundle of panels was assembled it was s ecured via a 2-in by 4-in. frame. A single metal band was precut and wrapped aro und the outside of the wooden frame and suing a manual tensioner, the band was p ulled tight. As the employee was trying to remove a gap in the wooden frame, he placed considerable pressure on the tensioner. It appears the band broke, result ing in the unit striking him in the head causing him to fall backward on the flo or. He was transported to a nearby medical clinic by a coworker but the clinic s taff decided to call the West Sacramento Fire Department, who transported the em ployee to a Kaiser hospital. The employee sustained a slight concussion with a s mall puncture wound to the right side of the head along with a general thoracic and lumbar strain. He was released from the hospital the same day.