Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104364864 - Universal Recycling, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 104364864

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 04/23/1993

Site Address:
Universal Recycling, Inc.
5300 Tuxedo Road
Tuxedo, MD 20781

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/27/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/16/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361545528

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			2		6
Current Violations	4			2		6
Initial Penalty	$7,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,500
Current Penalty	$3,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,250
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A03 II	07/26/1993	07/29/1993	$1,625	$3,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100219 B01	07/26/1993	07/29/1993	$500	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100219 D01	07/26/1993	07/29/1993	$500	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02001	Serious	19100305 B01	07/26/1993	07/29/1993	$625	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	03001	Other	19100157 C01	07/26/1993	07/29/1993	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	03002	Other	19100305 B02	07/26/1993	07/29/1993	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 888024

Event: 03/17/1993

Employee's arm severed in paper cutter

Employee #1 was cutting scrap paper from paper rolls using a paper cutter machine that had been altered to do this operation. Employee #1 had slid a paper roll onto the pipe that holds the roll. To bring down the blade, Employee #1 used his left hand. For some reason, Employee #1 turned to his left, accidentally placing his right arm into the point of operation. His right arm was severed between his elbow and hand except for a thin piece of skin.

Keywords: SEVERED, AMPUTATED, PAPER ROLL, POINT OF OPERATION, ARM, BLADE, PAPER MACHINE, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104364864			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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