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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 105698062 - Yarn Carriers, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Virginia Central 0355100
Site Address:
Yarn Carriers, Inc.
Airport Ind. Pk Drive, 4 Mi North
Ridgeway, VA 24148
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 2276, Martinsville, VA 24112
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2655
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/26/1989
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/11/1989
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360787915 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750 |
| Current Penalty | $750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750 |
| 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 A01 | 08/02/1989 | 08/06/1989 | $200 | $200 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100212 A03 II | 08/02/1989 | 08/21/1989 | $200 | $200 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003A | Serious | 19100219 D01 | 08/02/1989 | 08/21/1989 | $350 | $350 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01003B | Serious | 19100219 E03 I | 08/02/1989 | 08/21/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 02001 | Other | 19100305 B01 | 08/02/1989 | 08/06/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
About 3:30 p.m. on June 21, 1989, Employee #1 fractured his left middle finger while operating a paper tube recutter machine. The paper tubes are cut as follows. A paper tube, 39.5-in. long by 2.5-in. in diameter is placed onto an open-end mandrel shaft. The employee pulls a mechanical handle, placing five cutting blades against the paper tube. The handle activates an electrical switch that signals a two-way reversing valve solenoid to operate a two-way air cylinder at 80 psi. While in the cutting mode, a rod is connected to a stabilizing arm and roller that moves down, putting pressure on the open end of the tube mandrel shaft. In this case, the air switching solenoid was hooked up in reverse, so that when the power was off, the stabilizer came down under pressure. As Employee #1 was sliding a paper tube onto the mandrel shaft, lightning struck, momentarily killing the plant power, and the shaft stabilizer came down on Employee #1's left middle finger, fracturing it.
Keywords: FRACTURE, SLICER, FINGER, LIGHTNING, MANDREL, MECH MALFUNCTION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 105698062 | Non Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Slicing and cutting machine operators |