Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125379248 - Padgett Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 125379248

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 02/23/1998

Site Address:
Padgett Inc
901 East 4th St
New Albany, IN 47150

Mailing Address:
Attn David Self P O Box 1375, New Albany, IN 47150

Union Status: Union

SIC:3441

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/06/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/05/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361309958

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$5,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,100
Current Penalty	$2,550	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,550
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	2200080101	04/22/1998	04/26/1998	$1,050	$2,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A03 II	04/22/1998	04/26/1998	$1,500	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19100334 A02 II	04/22/1998	04/26/1998	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170392328

Event: 01/23/1998

Employee's fingers fractured in press brake

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on January 23, 1998, Employee #1, a trainee with twelve days of experience at a burn table, was transferred to learn how to operate a 520 ton Cincinnati part-revolution press brake, serial #24683. The machine, which bumps/tamps 96 in. long by 1 1/4 in. wide machine parts into a channel using two flat-faced dies, was demonstrated by a trainer, who also ran several parts. Employee #1 then ran 12 parts while the trainer went to an adjoining roller machine but kept his eye on the trainee. After bumping approximately 150 parts, Employee #1 continued to depress the foot pedal when he reached into the point of operation for a finished part. The press brake cycled and fractured the four fingers on each hand, with the exception of his thumbs, between the flat dies. The first two phalanges on his left ring finger and right index finger were later amputated. A series of four, two-hand concurrent control buttons across the ram above the point of operation were not working, and activation was by a moveable electric foot pedal designed to continue the cycles as long as the pedal is held down. There was no other form of guarding and Employee #1 was not properly supervised.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, UNTRAINED, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125379248			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinist apprentices

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