Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123417180 - Roll-A-Cone Mfg. Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123417180

Report ID: 0627400

Date Opened: 12/28/1992

Site Address:
Roll-A-Cone Mfg. Co.
4 Mi.N 22 1/2 Mi E Of Fm146/Fm1318 Intersection
Tulia, TX 79088

Mailing Address:
Rt 2, Box 25, Tulia, TX 79088

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3523

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/28/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/01/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	74006255	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$600	$0	$3,600
Current Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$100	$0	$1,500
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
1.	01001A	Serious	19100217 B04 I	02/03/1993	02/17/1993	$1,400	$3,000	$0	02/05/1993	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100217 C01 I	02/03/1993	02/17/1993	$0	$0	$0	02/05/1993	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19040004	02/03/1993	02/15/1993	$100	$600	$0	02/05/1993	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 552091

Event: 12/28/1992

Employee's fingers amputated by pipe shear

Employee #1 was cutting a 6 ft pipe into smaller pieces with an electric pipe shearing machine. The pipe shear was manufactured in the 1920s, and the name and model number were not legible. Employee #1 put the pipe into the shear, stepped on the foot-activated pedal, and cut off two fingers on his right hand. Employee #1 had been told how to safely operate the pipe shear. The cutting area of the pipe shear was not guarded, and the foot-activated pedal was within arm's length of the cutting area.

Keywords: SHEARING MACHINE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION, PIPE, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123417180			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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