Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1202775.015 - Kaman Composites - Vermont Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Vt Department Of Labor - Vosha

Inspection Nr: 1202775.015

Report ID: 0155010

Date Opened: 01/10/2017

Site Address:
Kaman Composites - Vermont Inc.
25 Performance Dr.
Bennington, VT 05201

Mailing Address:
25 Performance Dr., Bennington, VT 05201

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 335991/Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/10/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/04/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1170363	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$8,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,100
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100176 B	06/29/2017	07/17/2017	$2,000	$3,600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 D01 I	06/29/2017	07/17/2017	$2,500	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19100303 G01 II	06/29/2017	07/17/2017	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 93059.015

Event: 12/06/2016

Employee amputates finger during operation of table saw

At 3:15 p.m. on December 6, 2016, an employee was using a Hologic table saw (Model Number: 858)to trim excess material from a composite slab. During work, one of the employee's gloves came into contact with the saw blade, pulling his hand into the machine. One of his fingers on the hand that was pulled into the machine and was amputated. The incident investigation revealed that the blade guard was not adjusted properly.

Keywords: Amputation, Blade, Finger, Machine Guarding, Struck By, Table Saw

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1202775.015	51	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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