Rugged Liner: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Feb 20, 2019: Employee suffers fracture when hand is entangled in drill

At 6:45 a.m. on February 20, 2019, an employee was working as an apprentice tool and die maker for a firm that manufactured parts for motor vehicles. He was operating a Bridgeport mill or drill press to work on a part. His right hand came into contact with the mill or press's turning drill. He suffered a fracture to the index finger on his right hand. He was not hospitalized.

Incident on Apr 18, 2019: Employee's finger is amputated when machine cycles

At 1:30 p.m. on April 18, 2019, an employee was working as a machine operator for a firm that manufactured parts for motor vehicles. He was removing scrap and jammed strips from the material handler for extrusion machine #2. The parts were on a belt conveyor that deposited them on the fence for the machine. While the employee was doing this, the machine's unload table cycled. The small finger on the employee's right hand was crushed between the unload table's wheel and its track. The finger was amputated, and the injury required surgery. The employee was hospitalized. A possible contributing factor to the incident was that the employer had been aware for over a month that product was not always loading properly. There was an earlier incident at the same employer. In February 2019, an apprentice tool and die maker suffered a fractured finger while operating a Bridgeport mill or drill press. This incident was covered in OSHA investigation number 116805.