Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126501840 - The Torrington Company

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

Inspection Nr: 126501840

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 04/08/1997

Site Address:
The Torrington Company
430 Torrington Road
Walhalla, SC 29691

Mailing Address:
Po Box 8738, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07675

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3562

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/09/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/20/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362627101

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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.	03001	Serious	19100217 C02 IB	05/23/1997	05/29/1997	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 909556

Event: 03/23/1997

Employee's finger amputated when caught in power press

Employee #1 was operating a #2 Perkins part revolution power press when a part became jammed under the ram. She stuck her left hand under the Texas guard without shutting the machine down and was struck by the ram. Employee #1's left middle finger was amputated below the nail, and she was hospitalized. Employee #1 did not use the tool provided for this procedure.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, STRUCK BY, PRESS OPERATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126501840			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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