Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108406471 - Cambridge Wire Cloth Co., Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 108406471

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 04/03/1989

Site Address:
Cambridge Wire Cloth Co., Inc.
105 Goodwill Road
Cambridge, MD 21613

Mailing Address:
Po Box 399, Cambridge, MD 21613

Union Status: Union

SIC:3496

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/25/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/21/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360225239

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1			1
Current Violations			1			1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$1,280	$0	$0	$1,280
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$1,280	$0	$0	$1,280
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	Repeat	19100212 A 1	05/30/1989	06/02/1989	$1,280	$1,280	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 890657

Event: 03/01/1989

Employee's fingers injured when caught in loom nip point

Employee #1 was making a 25 in. wide wire mat on a positive motion loom. When operating this loom, he is required to change a bobbin each time the wire is exhausted from the bobbin. When changing the bobbin, he uses a pair of hand-held wire cutters to cut the end of the wire that is woven into the mat. There are wire openings on each side of the wire mat where the employee reaches in to cut the wire. While his hand was in the opening, the machine started and his right hand was caught in a nip point, amputating half of his middle finger, and severely lacerating and fracturing his index finger in four places. The area of the nip point where the moveable part of the loom moves toward a fixed part was not guarded to prevent hands or fingers from entering a danger zone.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108406471			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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