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Inspection: 124049552 - Fort Wayne Plastics Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

 

Inspection Nr: 124049552
Report ID: 0551800
Date Opened: 03/16/1993

Site Address:
Fort Wayne Plastics Inc
510 Sumpter St
Fort Wayne, IN 46804

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/22/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/18/1994

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 361310675
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 1 1 4
Current Violations 2 1 3
Initial Penalty $7,500 $35,000 $0 $1,000 $0 $43,500
Current Penalty $5,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,000
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 19100151 B 06/16/1993 06/29/1993 $3,750 $5,000 $0 07/13/1993 R - Review Commission  
2. 01002 Serious 19100332 B01 06/16/1993 06/29/1993 $1,250 $2,500 $0 07/13/1993 R - Review Commission  
3. 02001 Willful 19100212 A03 II 06/16/1993 06/29/1993 $0 $35,000 $0 07/13/1993 R - Review Commission Citation has been deleted.
4. 03001 Other 4000402 06/16/1993 06/21/1993 $0 $1,000 $0 07/13/1993 R - Review Commission  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170105241
Event: 02/19/1993
Employee's thumb amputated in vinyl seam machine

At approximately 11:15 a.m. on February 19, 1993, Employee #1 was operating a Thermatron vinyl seam machine #7, serial #5060-92, with a partner. Employee #1 was holding down her pedal switch "to increase production," as instructed by her original trainer. This pedal is one of two pedal switches concurrent to each partner. When Employee #1 reached into the point of operation to straighten a wrinkle the machine cycled, pinching off the end of Employee #1's left thumb.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, THUMB, POINT OF OPERATION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 124049552 Non Hospitalized injury Amputation Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.
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