Siny Corp.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jun 24, 2021: Employee makes contact with moving machine parts while opera

At approximately 10:35 a.m. on June 24, 2021, an employee working as a Machine Operator was operating a carding machine and walked around the equipment. The employee reached into an enclosure containing unguarded moving power-transmission components, including belts, pulleys, chains, and sprockets. The employee's left index and middle fingers contacted the moving parts, resulting in amputations to both fingertips. The incident occurred indoors, and weather was not a factor. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Incident on Aug 11, 2020: Employee's fingertips are amputated while operating shear

At 07:45 p.m. on August 11, 2020, an employee was working in a textile mill and operating the Line 2 fabric line in the Pre-Shear department which consisted of multiple pieces of equipment including multiple shears. The employee noticed the fabric beginning to curl under prior to entering shear #1 and attempted to manually uncurl the fabric with her hands when she made contact with the moving shear. The employee sustained amputations to the left index and middle fingertips, above the first joint, and was treated but not hospitalized. The spinning shear blade operating at 900 RPM had a hood but was not guarded from accidental contact.

Incident on Jun 21, 2019: Employee crushes hand, amputates three fingers when caught i

At 10:15 p.m. on June 21, 2019, an employee was operating a carding machine in the picking department of a fabric mill. The material coming out of the machine began to appear irregular and the employee hit the emergency stop button and climbed under the machine to investigate the cause of the problem. As the employee reached up into the moving rollers, he caught his right hand in the machine. The employee crushed his hand and amputated three fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident on Apr 2, 2019: Employee amputates fingertip when caught in threading roller

At 2:00 p.m. on April 2, 2019, an employee was threading the rope of textile fibers from a carding machine on Line C15 into the coiling drums. The employee's left hand's middle finger was caught by the two threading rollers and amputated his fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident on May 1, 2018: Employee's hand is crushed when caught in iron press

At 11:00 a.m. on May 1, 2018, Employee #1 was operating a heat press in a coiling department. The employees' left hand became caught between the heat press iron and housing after the press cycled and returned to a raised position. The incident resulted in crushing and burning injuries to the left index and middle finger. Surgery resulting in partial amputation was performed on the injured fingers a couple of weeks later. The heat press takes approximately five seconds to complete a cycle. The 8 inch x 8 inch iron usually lowers less than 6 inch during a cycle. The heat press iron was utilized at approximately 350 degrees Fahrenheit. No guarding was present prior to the incident occurring. prior to the incident occurring.