Pipe Manufacturer Cited Following Finger Amputation

A fiberglass-pipe manufacturer in Mobile, Alabama, is facing $74,833 in proposed federal penalties after a worker’s finger was amputated. RPS Composites Alabama Inc. was cited for multiple safety violations on Feb. 12 by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The company has 15 business days to contest the citations. OSHA investigators determined that due to a lack of machine guarding, the employee’s safety-gloved hand was pulled into a pipe-winding machine, resulting in a finger amputation. OSHA cited the manufacturer for 10 serious and two other-than-serious v...