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Inspection: 125343871 - Guardian Industries Corp. Guardian Auto Glass

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

 

Inspection Nr: 125343871
Report ID: 0551800
Date Opened: 04/03/1997

Site Address:
Guardian Industries Corp. Guardian Auto Glass
1900 Center Street
Auburn, IN 46706

Mailing Address:
1900 South Center Street, Auburn, IN 46706

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3231

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/24/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/01/1997

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 361310337
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 3
Current Violations 2 1 3
Initial Penalty $11,250 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,250
Current Penalty $6,750 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,750
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 2200080101 05/20/1997 07/15/1997 $3,375 $4,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Other 19100147 C01 05/20/1997 10/01/1997 $0 $2,250 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01003 Serious 19100212 A03 II 05/20/1997 10/01/1997 $3,375 $4,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170106132
Event: 03/05/1997
Employee's hand crushed in mold press, later amputated

At approximately 8:00 p.m. on or about March 5, 1997, Employee #1 went to remove a windshield that had apparently become stuck in a mold press that had opened and stopped. He believed that the light curtain he passed through would prevent the press from starting again until he pushed the RESET button. The operator on the other side of the mold press had switched the controls to manual in an attempt to realign the mold dies to restart the machine in automatic mode. He was not aware of Employee #1's presence. As Employee #1 reached into the die areas to remove the stuck windshield, the operator mistakenly tripped the CLOSE switch and crushed Employee #1's left hand. He was transported to the hospital, where his hand was surgically amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, JAMMED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, COMMUNICATION, HAND

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 125343871 Hospitalized injury Amputation Molding and casting machine operators
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