Inspection 345017073 OPENED NOV 10, 2020Closed
1400 Lavon Drive Suite 200, Mckinney, TX 75069 · Blind and Shade Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 5, 2020: Employee attempting to unjam saw suffers finger amputation
At 2:19 p.m. on October 5, 2020, an employee was using an Italian express saw to cut the width of a window blind. The employee reached into the saw enclosure in order to unjam it. She did not turn it off. The running saw caught her glove. The employee sustained a laceration to the index finger and amputation of the thumb between the first and second knuckle of her right hand. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $13,653 | $8,192 | Feb 12, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $9,753 | $5,852 | Feb 12, 2021 | Final |