Inspection Detail
Inspection: 105494629 - Digital Equipment Corp.
Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation
Site Address:
Digital Equipment Corp.
200 Fairforest Way
Greenville, SC 29607
Mailing Address:
Corporate Headquarters, Maynard, MA 01754
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3679
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/11/1989
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/24/1989
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360283097 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $490 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $490 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100212 A02 | 04/26/1989 | 04/29/1989 | $490 | $490 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 and a coworker were running laminates on a Qualitek hydraulic registration press, serial #88F-35479-AA7. Employee #1 fed material and her coworker received the finished product. The press was in automatic mode, with activation by four fiber-optic sensors that initiated the press once the material was properly aligned. The two workers had been running plates for approximately 10 minutes when a laminate became stuck before it was punched. Employee #1 asked her coworker if the plate had exited. When he said it had not, she lifted the barrier guard on the feed end and reached into the point of operation. When she touched the laminate plate, the press activated, crushing the fingers on her right hand. She was hospitalized. Safety blocks and a receiving hook were provided for employees to use.
Keywords: MAINTENANCE, POWER PRESS, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, HYDRAULIC PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, MACHINE--MISC
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 105494629 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators |
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