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Inspection: 108559063 - Faultless Caster Division

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

 

Inspection Nr: 108559063
Report ID: 0551800
Date Opened: 09/05/1990

Site Address:
Faultless Caster Division
1421 North Garvin Street
Evansville, IN 47711

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3429

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/02/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/25/1991

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 361039480
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 4 4
Current Violations 4 4
Initial Penalty $3,060 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,060
Current Penalty $2,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,500
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 19100147 C01 12/27/1990 02/15/1991 $540 $720 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002A Serious 19100217 B07 VIII 12/27/1990 02/15/1991 $810 $810 $0 -  
3. 01002B Serious 19100217 C02 IA 12/27/1990 02/15/1991 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 01004 Serious 19100217 D01 II 12/27/1990 01/08/1991 $610 $810 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 01005 Serious 19100217 F02 12/27/1990 02/15/1991 $540 $720 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 903658
Event: 07/19/1990
Employee's thumb amputated by cycling power press

At 2:30 p.m. on July 19, 1990, Employee #1 was operating a part-revolution mechanical power press on continuous cycle. When Employee #1 pushed the cycle-interrupt button and reached into the die area to remove bent parts, the press cycled and cut off her right thumb between the knuckle and the hand. Employee #1 was transported to Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN, then transported to Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KY, where the thumb was surgically reattached.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, WORK RULES, THUMB, POINT OF OPERATION, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 108559063 Hospitalized injury Amputation Punching and stamping press machine operators
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