Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119595221 - Editors Press, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 119595221

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 01/28/1994

Site Address:
Editors Press, Inc.
6200 Editors Park Drive
Hyattsville, MD 20782

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2732

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/01/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/20/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360755714

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,375
Current Penalty	$1,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,375
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	19100219 C02 I	03/10/1994	03/15/1994	$1,375	$2,375	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170068894

Event: 01/20/1994

Employee catches hair in rotating shaft

Employee #1 was assigned to assist the first shift during an increased production period. Her task was to use a Challenge paper drill, serial #26161, to punch holes in stacks of booklets produced on stitcher machine #49. With the drill's rotating shaft cover in the up position, Employee #1 turned her side to the machine during the operating cycle. Her swaying ponytail caught on the rotating shaft and pulled her head into the machine. The force ripped a section of her hair from her scalp and broke a support bar on the frame of the paper drill machine. Employee #1 suffered bruises and minor lacerations as well as extensive hair loss. She had received on-the-job training in paper drill use but not in its safe operation. The drill contained a guard for the shaft that was not interlocked.

Keywords: HAIR, ROTATING SHAFT, SCALP, WORK RULES, LACERATION, ENTANGLED, PAPER MACHINE, UNTRAINED, UNGUARDED, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119595221			Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous printing machine operators

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