Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120553565 - Meco Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Gray Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 120553565

Report ID: 0454716

Date Opened: 08/19/1994

Site Address:
Meco Corporation
1500 Industrial Rd.
Greeneville, TN 37744

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1000, Greeneville, TN 37744

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2514

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/19/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/26/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360285662

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,900
Current Penalty	$4,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,900
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	19100217 B07 III	09/14/1994	09/20/1994	$4,900	$4,900	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 978254

Event: 08/15/1994

Employee #1's fingers amputated in power press

Employee #1 was operating a 105 ton Verson press when the press "locked up." A coworker had the key for the control package and put the press into the "inch" mode. Employee #1 used the dual palm buttons to inch the ram back to the start position. As he told the coworker to reset the control to "single stroke," he reached to place a work piece into the die. As the key was turned, the ram cycled and amputated three of Employee #1's fingers. Because the "inch" mode movement apparently never ran completely to the top, the protection package sensed that it should "run" or cycle.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONTROL LEVER, POINT OF OPERATION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120553565			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous precision metal workers

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