Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104004445 - Randall Manufacturing Div Of Textron Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 104004445

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 03/01/1988

Site Address:
Randall Manufacturing Div Of Textron Inc
101 Randall St
Greensburg, IN 47240

Mailing Address:
Attn Larry Montgomery 101 Randall St, Greensburg, IN 47240

Union Status: Union

SIC:3714

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/31/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/08/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360470819

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$720	$0	$0	$0	$0	$720
Current Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
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	19100217 E01 I	05/10/1988	04/23/1988	$240	$720	$0		A - Amendment
2.	02001	Other	19100217 C03 IVD	05/10/1988	04/23/1988	$0	$0	$0		A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 976233

Event: 02/04/1988

Employee's finger partially amputated in press

At approximately 4:25 p.m. on February 4, 1988, Employee #1, a press operator in Department 7 of Randall Manufacturing, a division of Textron, Inc., with only 40 days experience in manufacturing as a press operator, was operating a Federal 80-ton part-revolution mechanical power press for the first time. The Posson's pull-out device had a fracture of the right nylon cable clamp on the clip assembly due to metal fatigue. Employee #1 inadvertently activated a press cycle with the foot treadle while retrieving with her right hand a finished part from the lower die. Her left hand was pulled back, but the pull-out wristlet and cable on her right hand failed to function. She sustained an amputation of 3/8 in. of the first joint of her right index finger. Only the manual reaction of Employee #1 to yank her right hand back on her own averted a much more serious amputation. Both pull-out devices of both hands had been functioning properly before the accident. A combination of operator inexperience and mechanical failure of the safety pull-out system caused the accident.

Keywords: PULL BACK DEVICE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, INEXPERIENCE, PRESS OPERATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104004445			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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