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Inspection: 119585214 - Thorn Emi Malco Plastics, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Maryland Region 2
Site Address:
Thorn Emi Malco Plastics, Inc.
9800 Reisterstown Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2759
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/18/1993
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Close Case:02/18/1994
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360619761 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $7,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,900 |
| Current Penalty | $4,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,800 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 01/11/1994 | 01/14/1994 | $3,000 | $4,300 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 19100219 E01 I | 01/11/1994 | 01/14/1994 | $1,200 | $2,400 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 19100219 F03 | 01/11/1994 | 01/14/1994 | $600 | $1,200 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 04001 | Other | 19100178 P01 | 01/11/1994 | 01/14/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 04002 | Other | 19100178 Q07 | 01/11/1994 | 01/14/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 04003 | Other | 19100305 G02 III | 01/11/1994 | 01/14/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, a coater machine operator on the third shift (11:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.), was instructed by his supervisor to clean the coater machine rollers at the start of his shift. Employee #1 had worked his position for about three months and had been trained on the machine for 1 week by a fellow employee. This was only the third time that he had had to clean the rollers. As instructed, Employee #1 removed the guard, did all set-up procedures, and reduced the roller speed to slow. After washing the rollers off with warm water, he set them so that they were practically touching each other. There are two top rollers and one bottom roller. The top silver roller was 32 1/4 in. long with a diameter of 3 in. The top gray roller was 32 in. long with a 5 in. diameter, and the bottom silver roller was 30 in. long with a 4 in. diameter. Employees had been instructed to keep the top two rollers at least 1 in. apart when wiping them off, Employee #1 went to the rear side of the coater machine and started cleaning the top rollers with a water soaked rag. As he started cleaning the top silver roller with his left hand (Employee #1 is left-handed), his left thumb was somehow pinched between the top silver and gray rollers. He was able to free his thumb from between the rollers. Employee #1 lost the meaty underside part of his left thumb and part of the nail. Union Memorial Hospital was unable to re-attach the amputated sections.
Keywords:rotating parts, amputated, work rules, cleaning, thumb, roller--mach/part, inexperience, coating operation, nip point, inattention
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119585214 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators |