Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104027115 - Krisman Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 104027115

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 06/15/1988

Site Address:
Krisman Inc
1141 East 12th St
Mishawaka, IN 46544

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3714

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/08/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/21/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360470462

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$320	$0	$0	$0	$0	$320
Current Penalty	$160	$0	$0	$0	$0	$160
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 C05 I	09/23/1988	10/26/1988	$160	$320	$0		A - Amendment
2.	02001	Other	19100217 E01 I	09/06/1988	09/09/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 976399

Event: 05/03/1988

EMPLOYEE HAND CAUGHT IN POINT OF OPERATION OF A POWER PRESS

At 9:30 a.m. on May 3, 1988, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were performing maintenance on a Bliss 75-ton part-revolution power press Serial number H64475, because the power press would not start for the press operator. Employee #1 set the mode selection in single stroke and ran three or four parts while reaching into the point of operation to remove a part of the press when the press started operating in a continuous motion mode. Employee #1 hand was struck several times by the ram before he was able to remove it from the machine. Employee #1 little finger was amputated by the press and three other fingers were crushed. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104027115			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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