Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114969975 - Fire King International Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 114969975

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 10/15/1997

Site Address:
Fire King International Inc.
900 Park Place
New Albany, IN 47150

Mailing Address:
Attn: Thomas Mills P.O. Box 559, New Albany, IN 47150

Union Status: Union

SIC:2522

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/30/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/30/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362659880

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,250
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 A03 II	11/25/1997	12/03/1997	$2,250	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170392591

Event: 09/19/1997

Employee's fingers injured when pinned in press brake

At 12:10 a.m. on September 19,1997, Employee #1, a press brake operator with two years of experience, was bending parts on a 80 ton press brake. The standard procedure was to hold the given part with thumbs on an extended flange, to place the part against spring-loaded stops that held it firmly in place, and then to activate a cycle with a covered foot pedal. Employee #1 was riding the foot petal when, for some reason, he ran his right hand across the top of a part. The "Link Lite" system, a point-of-operation guard using light beam curtain protection, immediately stopped the ram, pinning Employee #1's right index and middle fingers between it and bolster dies. It took approximately 40 minutes to release his fingers from the machine. Employee #1 sustained only minor contusions, although only a fraction of an inch separated his fingers from amputation. The Link Lite system was functional with only the lowest light blanked out. Employee #1's state of mind may have contributed to the accident. Two months before, the job was posted with a piece-per-hour rate of 218. Employee #1's piece-per-hour rate was 95, and he apparently felt pressure to speed up.

Keywords: PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, LIGHT CURTAIN, PRESS OPERATOR, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114969975			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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