Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115690448 - Caloric Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 115690448

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 08/17/1992

Site Address:
Caloric Corporation
1500 Range Way
Florence, SC 29502

Mailing Address:
141 Spring St., Lexington, MA 02173

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3631

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/27/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/08/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360497259

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	9			9		18
Current Violations	9			9		18
Initial Penalty	$9,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,100
Current Penalty	$3,640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,640
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	19100212 A01	09/04/1992	09/21/1992	$390	$975	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100213 C01	09/04/1992	09/10/1992	$390	$975	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100215 B09	09/04/1992	09/10/1992	$390	$975	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100217 D09 IV	09/04/1992	09/09/1992	$520	$1,300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100219 E03 I	09/04/1992	09/10/1992	$390	$975	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19100242 A	09/04/1992	09/10/1992	$390	$975	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19100304 F05 VC1	09/04/1992	09/10/1992	$390	$975	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01008	Serious	19100304 F05 VC5	09/04/1992	09/10/1992	$390	$975	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01009	Serious	19100304 F05 VC7	09/04/1992	09/10/1992	$390	$975	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	02001	Other	19100023 C01	09/04/1992	09/21/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
11.	02002	Other	19100037 Q01	09/04/1992	09/10/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
12.	02003	Other	19100151 C	09/04/1992	09/10/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
13.	02004	Other	19100213 C02	09/04/1992	09/10/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
14.	02005	Other	19100213 C03	09/04/1992	09/10/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
15.	02006	Other	19100215 A04	09/04/1992	09/10/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
16.	02007	Other	19100217 B07 III	09/04/1992	09/10/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
17.	02008	Other	19100243 C03	09/04/1992	09/10/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
18.	02009	Other	19100305 B02	09/04/1992	09/10/1992	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 908103

Event: 07/16/1992

Employee's fingers injured in power press

Employee #1 and a coworker were attempting to locate a leak in a piped airline to a die cushion underneath a 400 ton, part-revolution Minster mechanical power press, type SE 2-400-96-60, serial #SE2-40015675. They had no luck with the inactive press and finally decided the only way to find the leak was to activate the press to pressurize the lines. The employee at floor level asked Employee #1 if he was ready to cycle the press. Employee #1 said yes, although his hand was balancing between the base and the bottom edge of the die cushion cylinder. When the press was activated, the cylinder crushed his fingers. Employee #1 sustained a partial amputation of two fingers. There was no protection for the nip point underneath the press.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CYLINDER, POWER PRESS, FINGER, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115690448			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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