Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114983612 - Fire King International Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 114983612

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 02/05/1991

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:3499

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/12/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/08/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361038755

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2		1			3
Current Violations	2		1			3
Initial Penalty	$1,400	$0	$1,800	$0	$0	$3,200
Current Penalty	$1,400	$0	$1,800	$0	$0	$3,200
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	2200080101	04/08/1991	04/26/1991	$800	$800	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C01	04/08/1991	04/26/1991	$600	$600	$0	-
3.	02001	Repeat	19100212 A03 II	04/08/1991	04/21/1991	$1,800	$1,800	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 902361

Event: 01/25/1991

Employee loses part of fingers in press

At 4:30 a.m. on Friday, January 25, 1991, Employee #1, on the 3rd shift, was operating a Chicago press brake for a punch press operation. He had just returned from a lunch break and was running the drawer head liner part. The point of operation was guarded by Link-Lite light curtain technology. The employee had been running this same part since 10:30 p.m. on January 24, 1991. He relaxed his left hand and reached under a clearance zone at the bottom of the functioning light curtain zone. His left little and ring fingers came up and rested momentarily on the lower die in the impact zone. As the employee activated the cycle of the part revolution press brake with his right foot, the upper die struck the first and second phalanges of the left little and ring fingers and amputated them. The normal clearance under the light curtain is 2 in. but the 2nd shift setup die setter left a 3 in. opening. Employee #1, who had 4 1/2 months of experience on this machine, was known to have been greatly distracted by a divorce. He was a full-time farmer during the day and usually dozed off and slept during his lunch breaks at night. It is suspected that the employee fell asleep.

Keywords: FELL ASLEEP, AMPUTATED, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, LIGHT CURTAIN, PUNCH PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114983612			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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