Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309187045 - Athelas Institute Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 309187045

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 10/17/2005

Site Address:
Athelas Institute Inc
7476 Candlewood Road
Harmans, MD 21077

Mailing Address:
9104 Red Branch Road, Columbia, MD 21045

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9999

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/05/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Fall

Case Closed: 03/31/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102358413

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$8,950	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,950
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A03 II	02/06/2006	02/11/2006	$1,000	$4,475	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A03 III	02/06/2006	02/11/2006	$1,000	$4,475	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202358487

Event: 10/17/2005

Employee Sustains Amputation While Operating Shredder

On October 17, 2005, Employee #1, a legally blind, mentally-disabled paper shredding machine operator, was reaching into the cutter blades at the rear of the machine to free a jam. Another operator, who was unaware of Employee #1's location, started the shredder. Employee #1's hand then became caught in the cutter blades. He was hospitalized for an amputation.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, BLADE, COMMUNICATION, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309187045			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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