Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103992467 - Fort Wayne Foundry Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 103992467

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 05/04/1988

Site Address:
Fort Wayne Foundry Corporation
4910 Lima Rd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46808

Mailing Address:
4910 Lima Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808

Union Status: Union

SIC:3365

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/02/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/29/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360470504

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
Current Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A03 II	07/26/1988	09/26/1988	$480	$480	$0		P - Petition to Mod Abatement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 976167

Event: 05/02/1988

Employee's arms caught between molding press dies

At 7:35 a.m. on May 2, 1988, Employee #1, a core molding press operator, was operating press #4, company #8604, and went to the side of the press to clean out the vents in the press dies, a normal maintenance procedure. She failed to stop the press, which was on automatic cycle, before entering the point of operation. When Employee #1 opened the side guard to begin cleaning, exposing her right arm and left hand and wrist to the point of operation, the press dies closed together, catching her exposed limbs between them. Employee #1 was taken to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was released on May 12, 1988. The prognosis for a complete recovery is hopeful.

Keywords: DIE, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103992467			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Molding and casting machine operators

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