Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105494629 - Digital Equipment Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 105494629

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 04/06/1989

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

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360283097

Violation Summary
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

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	19100212 A02	04/26/1989	04/29/1989	$490	$490	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 802900

Event: 03/20/1989

Employee's fingers crushed in power press

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

Investigated Inspection
#	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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