Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104454848 - Bay Resins, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 104454848

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 02/08/1993

Site Address:
Bay Resins, Inc.
Md Rte. 313 & Lime Landing Road
Millington, MD 21651

Mailing Address:
Po Box 630, Millington, MD 21651

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/25/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/02/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361545395

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$3,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,700
Current Penalty	$2,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,200
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	50104 A	04/13/1993	04/16/1993	$2,200	$3,700	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A03 II	04/13/1993	04/16/1993	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19100212 A01	04/13/1993	04/16/1993	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170066260

Event: 02/08/1993

Employee's fingers amputated in rotating knives

An adjacent pelletizer and machine had become jammed with plastic materials. Employee #1 had cleared the problem and was blowing off the rollers and knife rotor when the air nozzle became caught between the rubber and knurled rollers. Employee #1's left index and middle fingers and half of the thumb of his left hand were drawn into the 6 in. rotating knives, and were amputated. The employer had no written policy regarding the clearing of jammed machinery. The manufacturer's manual on site had specific procedures for clearing a jammed machine.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, THUMB, JAMMED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, PLASTIC MFG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104454848			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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