Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120485297 - Worthington Steel Company

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

Inspection Nr: 120485297

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 09/21/1993

Site Address:
Worthington Steel Company
1345 Hall Spencer Rd.
Catawba, SC 29704

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/24/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/29/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360498166

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6			2		8
Current Violations	6			2		8
Initial Penalty	$8,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,125
Current Penalty	$8,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,125
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	19100147 C05 I	10/15/1993	11/19/1993	$1,625	$1,625	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	10/15/1993	11/19/1993	$1,300	$1,300	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19100212 A02	10/15/1993	10/20/1993	$1,300	$1,300	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19100212 A03 II	10/15/1993	11/08/1993	$1,300	$1,300	$0	-
5.	01005	Serious	19100213 H03	10/15/1993	10/20/1993	$1,300	$1,300	$0	-
6.	01006	Serious	19100215 B09	10/15/1993	10/20/1993	$1,300	$1,300	$0	-
7.	02001	Other	19100022 C	10/15/1993	10/20/1993	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	02002	Other	19100305 G01 III	10/15/1993	11/19/1993	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 909424

Event: 09/20/1993

Employee's arm caught in machine's nip point

Employee #1 was operating a Delta 48 inch tension slitter. The tension slitter takes a coil of metal, of different thickness and width, and slits it into whatever width a customer wants. On the day of the accident, a new slitter head had been installed. Employee #1 was starting up the machine when his left arm was somehow caught between the slitter rolls and was pulled in up to his elbow. Due to damage, Employee #1's left arm was amputated at the hospital. The nip point between the rolls had a guard, but it was not in place at the time of the accident.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ARM, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120485297			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.