Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108563057 - The Bloomfield Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 108563057

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 02/04/1992

Site Address:
The Bloomfield Manufacturing Company, Inc.
46 W. Spring Street
Bloomfield, IN 47424

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3569

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/10/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/12/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361037609

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6					6
Current Violations	6					6
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$9,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100217 B04 I	03/13/1992	03/16/1992	$1,500	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100217 B06 I	03/13/1992	03/31/1992	$1,500	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100217 B08 I	03/13/1992	03/31/1992	$1,500	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100217 C01 I	03/13/1992	03/21/1992	$1,500	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100217 E01 II	03/02/1992	03/21/1992	$1,500	$3,000	$0	A - Amendment
6.	01006	Serious	19100217 F02	03/13/1992	04/30/1992	$1,500	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 903542

Event: 01/09/1992

EMPLOYEE'S FINGERTIPS AMPUTATED IN POWER PRESS

AT 7:15 AM ON JANUARY 9, 1992, EMPLOYEE #1, A PAINTER MACHINE OPERATOR, WAS TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED TO OPERATE A "L & J" FULL REVOLUTION, 4 1/2 TON, MECHANICAL POWER PRESS. AT 8:15 AM THE EMPLOYEE, HOLDING A HAND TOOL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, MOVED THAT HAND UP THE HANDLE OF THE TOOL TO GAIN LEVERAGE SO HE COULD EJECT THE HINGE PART FROM THE LOWER DIE PINS. HE WAS HOLDING THE NEW HINGE PART TO BE STAMPED WITH HIS LEFT HAND. USING HIS RIGHT FOOT, EMPLOYEE #1 DEPRESSED THE UNGUARDED FOOT PEDAL, CAUSING THE PRESS TO CYCLE. THE UPPER DIE STRUCK AND AMPUTATED THE TIPS OF HIS INDEX, MIDDLE, AND RING FINGERS OF HIS RIGHT HAND. THE TRIPPING MECHANISM HAD BEEN BLOCKED TO ALLOW OPERATION OF THE FOOT PEDAL, THUS BY-PASSING THE TWO UNGUARDED PALM BUTTONS AND EXPOSING EMPLOYEE #1 TO THE PRESS'S UNGUARDED POINT OF OPERATION. THE EMPLOYEE INITIALLY RAN TO A SINK TO WASH HIS HAND, THEN WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE GREENE COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL IN LINTON, INDIANA. HE WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO UNION HOSPITAL IN TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA FOR OUTPATIENT SURGERY.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION, UNTRAINED, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108563057			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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