Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104424015 - William T. Burnett & Co., Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 104424015

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 10/19/1988

Site Address:
William T. Burnett & Co., Inc.
2112 Montevideo Road
Jessup, MD 20774

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/27/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/20/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360216360
Accident	360218713

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$530	$0	$0	$0	$0	$530
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	890032 A	11/23/1988	11/26/1988	$530	$530	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 822296

Event: 10/18/1988

Employee's arm fractured when caught in conveyor belt unit

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on October 18, 1988, Employee #1, a maintenance mechanic for WM T. Burnett & Co., Inc., Jessup, MD, was helping two coworkers, both maintenance mechanics, install a new drive unit on a conveyor belt. After the drive unit was installed, the conveyor was turned on. Employee #1 was lying on the floor under the conveyor belt near the drive unit. He had reached his right arm into the open end of the drive unit to adjust the belt with a pair of channel lock pliers when the moving parts of the drive unit caught his arm and pulled it into the unit. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures to his arm and was hospitalized. No supervisors were present at the time of the accident. Employee #1 did not follow safety precautions published in the manufacturer's installation and maintenance manual.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, ARM, CONVEYOR BELT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104424015			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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