Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107993511 - Voyager/Dakat Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 107993511

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 01/24/1992

Site Address:
Voyager/Dakat Inc
53468 Ada Drive
Elkhart, IN 46514

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3325

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/27/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/25/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361311624

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,625
Current Penalty	$2,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,625
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	19100255 B04	02/14/1992	03/03/1992	$2,625	$2,625	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170106470

Event: 01/14/1992

WELDER SUFFERS AMPUTATED THUMBTIP; SPOT WELDER UNGUARDED

AT APPROXIMATELY 9:21 PM ON JANUARY 14, 1992, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A SPOT WELDER CONTROLLED BY A FOOT TRIP. THE WELDING MACHINE, A PRECISION SPOT WELDER S/N T58-54, DID NOT HAVE A GUARD OVER THE POINT OF OPERATION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WELDING NUTS ONTO CHAIR SIDE PLATES BY REACHING INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION AND PLACING THE NUT TO BE WELDED ON THE LOWER HORN OF THE WELDER, THEN PLACING THE PART ON TOP OF THE NUT AND STEPPING ON THE FOOT TRIP. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT A WELD NUT WAS NOT PROPERLY POSITIONED. HE REACHED INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION TO TURN IT AND APPARENTLY STEPPED ON THE FOOT PEDAL BY ACCIDENT, CAUSING THE WELDER TO CYCLE. THE TIP OF HIS LEFT THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN THE POINT OF OPERATIONAND AMPUTATED.

Keywords: SPOT WELDING, AMPUTATED, GUARD, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, WELDER, THUMB, WELDING, POINT OF OPERATION, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107993511			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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