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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 Contest Latest Event Note
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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