Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104413851 - Giant Food, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 104413851

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 02/19/1988

Site Address:
Giant Food, Inc.
551 Ritchie Highway
Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:5140

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/07/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/08/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360616635

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 822502

Event: 01/30/1988

EMPLOYEE'S THUMB FRACURED WHEN STRUCK BY MACHINE CARRIAGE

EMPLOYEE #1, WORKING BY HIMSELF, WAS REASSEMBLING A ROSS MEAT TENDERIZER. AGAINST COMPANY POLICY, HE WAS WORKING WITH THE MACHINE'S CARRIAGE IN THE "UP" POSITION. THE MACHINE CANNOT BE STARTED WHEN THE GUARDS ARE RAISED. THE TENDERIZER IS HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REACHING FOR A PIECE TO FINISH THE ASSEMBLY WHEN THE AIR PRESSURE RELEASED. THIS CAUSED THE CARRIAGE TO COME DOWN ON HIS HAND, BREAKING HIS LEFT THUMB. THE EMPLOYEE REMAINED CAUGHT IN THE MACHINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 HOURS. THE CARRIAGE WAS BEING ASSEMBLED IN THE WRONG POSITION. ACCORDING TO MANAGEMENT, ALL EMPLOYEES ARE TRAINED AND SHOWN A VIDEO TAPE OF THE PROPER OPERATION OF THIS MACHINE.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, THUMB, STRUCK BY, HAND, MEAT GRINDER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104413851			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, food preparation & service occupation

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