Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114969702 - Componx Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 114969702

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 03/12/1997

Site Address:
Componx Inc
Highway 50 East P O Box 925
North Vernon, IN 47265

Mailing Address:
Attn Paul T Kelley, P O Box 925, North Vernon, IN 47265

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3679

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/20/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/20/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361310352

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,925	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,925
Current Penalty	$1,685	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,685
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	19100212 B	04/23/1997	04/27/1997	$335	$675	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100217 C02 IA	04/23/1997	05/06/1997	$1,350	$2,250	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170392575

Event: 03/05/1997

Employee's finger smashed by press

At approximately 5:30 a.m. on March 5, 1997, Employee #1 was operating a 3-ton Beman full-revolution bench terminator press, serial #7142. He was feeding three wires of a wire harness through a 3/4 in. by 1 1/2 in. slot in the 1/4 in. thick Lexan Plexiglas front guard. This was a crimping process, with stock fed in from a spool on the right side of the press. A part became jammed in the point of operation and instead of calling for maintenance, as he had been instructed, trained, and frequently reminded to do, Employee #1 de-energized the press by pulling the 110 volt plug from a nearby outlet. He then reached around the front guard and put his hand through a 7 1/2 in. by 4 3/4 in. opening on the left side of the guard (an identical opening was on the right side) and tried to remove the jammed part from the point of operation. As he did this, his right foot activated the pedal switch and the ram die free fell about 3/4 of a full cycle and struck against his finger. It smashed the first phalange of his left index finger and punctured the skin, but no sutures were required and there was no loss of tissue. There were no sideguards, the point of operation was not properly enclosed, and the machine was not securely anchored to the steel table workbench on which it sat. Employee #1 had approximately one year of experience

Keywords: DIE, UNSECURED, FINGER, WORK RULES, JAMMED, POINT OF OPERATION, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114969702			Non Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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