Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124047127 - Hansen Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 124047127

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 04/03/1995

Site Address:
Hansen Corporation
901 South First Street
Princeton, IN 47670

Mailing Address:
Attn: William K. Poyner P.O. Box 23, Princeton, IN 47670

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3625

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/03/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/15/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361309156

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$3,250	$0	$0	$650	$0	$3,900
Current Penalty	$1,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,625
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	19100212 A03 II	05/05/1995	05/10/1995	$1,625	$3,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100217 G	05/05/1995	05/10/1995	$0	$650	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02002	Other	19100038 B01	05/05/1995	05/23/1995	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 981183

Event: 02/15/1995

Employee's fingers injured as press activates

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 1995, Employee #1, a 40-year-old assembler who moves around on seven different machines along a clock movement assembly line, was operating a Denison 2-ton hydraulic multipress, running part #33-26. This was the only press on the premises without any point of operation guarding. The press activated upon contact of a microswitch at the rear of the point of operation with the part sliding into the lower die fixture. The employee noticed a couple of dROPS of machine oil had dripped onto the lower die, and reached into the point of operation with a rag held in her right hand to clean off the oil. The rag activated the microswitch, resulting in the amputation of the 1st phalange of her right ring finger, along with severe lacerations to the 1st phalanges of the right middle and little fingers.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, POINT OF OPERATION, HYDRAULIC PRESS, PUNCH PRESS, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124047127			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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