Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124676354 - Bowers Fibers Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 124676354

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 01/27/1995

Site Address:
Bowers Fibers Inc
3577 Chester Hwy.
Lancaster, SC 29720

Mailing Address:
Po Box 31234, Charlotte, NC 28231

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2299

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/01/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/24/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360499800

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	10			9		19
Current Violations	10			9		19
Initial Penalty	$6,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,750
Current Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,700
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	19100023 C01	02/15/1995	03/20/1995	$600	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100023 D01 II	02/15/1995	03/06/1995	$210	$525	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 C-4 I	02/15/1995	02/21/1995	$280	$700	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100212 A01	02/15/1995	02/21/1995	$280	$700	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100212 A03 II	02/15/1995	02/21/1995	$280	$700	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19100213 A11	02/15/1995	02/21/1995	$210	$525	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19100215 B09	02/15/1995	03/06/1995	$210	$525	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01008	Serious	19100219 E03 I	02/15/1995	02/27/1995	$210	$525	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01009	Serious	19100304 F05 VC7	02/15/1995	02/21/1995	$210	$525	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01010	Serious	19100305 J01 I	02/15/1995	02/27/1995	$210	$525	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	02001	Other	19100110 H06 IIB	02/15/1995	02/21/1995	$0	$0	$0	-
12.	02002	Other	19100110 H12	02/15/1995	02/21/1995	$0	$0	$0	-
13.	02003	Other	19101047 C04 I	02/15/1995	02/27/1995	$0	$0	$0	-
14.	02004	Other	19100157 C04	02/15/1995	02/21/1995	$0	$0	$0	-
15.	02005	Other	19100219 I02	02/15/1995	02/27/1995	$0	$0	$0	-
16.	02006	Other	19100305 B02	02/15/1995	02/21/1995	$0	$0	$0	-
17.	02007	Other	19100305 G02 III	02/15/1995	02/21/1995	$0	$0	$0	-
18.	02008	Other	19100334 A02 I	02/15/1995	03/06/1995	$0	$0	$0	-
19.	02009	Other	19101200 F05	02/15/1995	02/28/1995	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170570741

Event: 01/10/1995

Employee's foot crushed in garnett machine roller

Employee #1 and a coworker were attempting to unchoke a clog on a feed section of a garnett machine at a textile waste processing plant. Employee #1 climbed on top of the machine while it was running and used a wooden stick to unclog the machine. As Employee #1 was climbing down from the machine, his foot slipped and caught in the nip point of the rubber feed roller. The coworker attempted to pull the foot out but could not, and turned the machine off, reversed it, and extracted Employee #1's foot. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries to the end of his left foot; his toes were later amputated. The machine picks and combs material that is fed into the machine by an 11 inch diameter, 6 foot long rubber roller driven by a 40 horsepower motor at 1,725 rpm. Lockout procedures were not utilized and no cover was provided for the moving parts in the machine at the time of the accident.

Keywords: GARNETT MACHINE, COVER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CLOGGED, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124676354			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous textile machine operators

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