Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126497528 - American Micrell, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 126497528

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 06/20/1996

Site Address:
American Micrell, Inc.
221 York Road
Blacksburg, SC 29702

Mailing Address:
Po Box 369, Blacksburg, SC 29702

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2284

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/20/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/05/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362629461

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
Current Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$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	19100212 A01	07/09/1996	07/12/1996	$700	$700	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170570832

Event: 06/06/1996

Employee's hand injured when caught between rollers

Employee #1 was feeding polyester yarn into the roller on the back side of a rebeamer machine after cleaning the roller. In normal job mode, the Italian-made VL rebeamer machine, SPA model TIP-85C, serial #0010, ran 393.70 feet per minute and was powered by a 50 HP motor. The 6 in. diameter by 11 ft 5 in. long calendar rollers were separated from the 9 in. diameter by 11 ft 5 in. roller below by an approximately 1/4 to 1/2 in. gap. As the polyester yarn was winding through them before it was gathered onto the beam, Employee #1's right hand became caught between the rollers and was crushed. She suffered fractures of her hand and fingers. Employee #1 had not replaced the removable roller guard on the machine after cleaning the rollers. The machine was fitted with a LIMIT KILL switch after the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, CALENDER, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126497528			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous textile machine operators

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