Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125394395 - Sun Metal Products Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 125394395

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 12/14/1998

Site Address:
Sun Metal Products Inc
2156 N Detroit St
Warsaw, IN 46580

Mailing Address:
P O Box 1508, Warsaw, IN 46580

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3751

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/15/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/29/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362666125

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5					5
Current Violations	4			1		5
Initial Penalty	$13,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,200
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Other	19100217 B04 I	02/02/1999	02/20/1999	$0	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100217 B07 IX	02/02/1999	02/20/1999	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01002	Serious	19100217 C01 I	02/02/1999	02/20/1999	$2,000	$4,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100217 C02 IA	02/02/1999	02/20/1999	$1,000	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19100217 C03 IVD	02/02/1999	02/20/1999	$3,000	$4,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005	Serious	19100217 G	02/02/1999	02/20/1999	$0	$1,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170388466

Event: 10/13/1998

Employee's finger amputated when caught between press dies

Employee #1 was operating a 43 ton Johnson full-revolution mechanical power press. She was wearing a set of pull-backs and cycling the press with a guarded foot pedal. As she reached toward the point of operation, the 3/16 in. pull-back cable broke. Her left index finger became caught between the press dies and was amputated between the first and second joint. Parts of the press were inserted and removed by hand, without tools.

Keywords: PULL BACK DEVICE, DIE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125394395			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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