Wiretech, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jun 3, 2021: Employee?s finger is amputated while loading wire coil

At 3:55 p.m. on June 3, 2021, Employee #1, a shaver operator, was loading a new wire coil onto the drum of shaver #2 at a raw materials supplier serving the fastener and steel industries. After loading, the employee held the end of the wire to feed it into the machine and prevent twisting. While doing so, his finger was caught between the wire and the drum, causing an amputation of the left index finger. No witnesses observed the incident. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Incident on Aug 14, 2017: Employee falls into acid tank and suffers chemical burns

At approximately 5:15 a.m. on August 14, 2017, an employee was working alone at the time, saw that there was a lot of accumulated water on the floor and the pumps were running, which was not the usual situation on a Monday morning. The employee climbed up onto the side of the tanks in the cleaning line to inspect the main pipe above the tanks and to open the main valve to release water to try to determine where the leak was. The employee turned on the city water valve, then walked along the back edges for a few feet and fell into a 4-ft wide by 11-ft long by 7-ft deep tank of 5% sulfuric acid (pH <1). The employee was wearing spectacle safety glasses with no side shields, and leather and fabric gloves. The employee suffered chemical burns to approximately 50-70% of his body. He was transported by ambulance to Beverly Hospital, and was then transferred to the Los Angeles County/USC Burn Unit. Where he was hospitalized and treated.

Incident on Jan 9, 2014: Employee amputates finger in wire wrapping machine

At approximately 6:10 a.m. on January 9, 2014, Employee #1, a block operator, wa s performing his assigned task of operating the Block #4 machine wrapping wire a round the spindle. The employee put his hand in the improperly guarded Block #4 machine and got his right pinky finger caught between the wire and the spindle c ausing it to be amputated. Employee #1 was transported to County Hospital, where he was treated for a right hand pinky finger amputation.