Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103944559 - Swiss Plywood Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 103944559

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 07/28/1987

Site Address:
Swiss Plywood Corp
102 Main St
Tell City, IN 47586

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2511

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/03/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/11/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360197487

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 758011

Event: 07/23/1987

EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS FRACTURED IN LAMINATING PRESS

AT 3:25 PM ON JULY 23, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, A HIGH FREQUENCY LAMINATING PRESS OPERATOR AT THE SWISS PLYWOOD CORP., FRACTURED THE TIPS OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS. WHILE TRIPPING THE FOOT PEDAL TO CLOSE THE PRESS FRAME HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED THE TIPS OF HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE PRESS AND THE BOARD THAT WAS BEING PRESSED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TAKEN TO THE TELL CITY MEDICAL CLINIC IN TELL CITY, IN. WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE CONTROL PEDAL AND THE PRESS ARE AIR OPERATED. THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF THE EMPLOYEE FAILING TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO HIS WORK.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, PRESS, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103944559			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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