Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108432055 - Tate Access Floors, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 108432055

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 06/13/1989

Site Address:
Tate Access Floors, Inc.
7510 Montevideo Road
Jessup, MD 20794

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3444

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/15/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/10/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360225684

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$590	$0	$0	$0	$0	$590
Current Penalty	$590	$0	$0	$0	$0	$590
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.	01001A	Serious	19100217 C 2 IA	07/19/1989	07/22/1989	$590	$590	$0		-
2.	01001B	Serious	19100217 F 2	07/19/1989	07/22/1989	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 892141

Event: 05/25/1989

Employee's finger injured in scrap cutter

Employee #1 was testing die components for proper alignment using an Equip-Aide Engineering Ltd. press, serial #0020-0470, model #01-20 (2), company designation Tapco-1165. He started the press on automatic and went around to the side of the machine, effectively bypassing the operation's light curtain. He reached his right hand near the die area to feel the left rear bushing and was caught by the rear scrap cutter, sustaining severe lacerations and a fracture of the right ring finger between the nail base and the first joint. Causal factors improper training in safe installation procedures, misjudgment of a hazardous situation, bypassing an effective light curtain guard, and lack of guarding on the left side of the press.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, UNTRAINED, PRESS, UNGUARDED, BLIND REACHING, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108432055			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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