Inspection Detail

Inspection: 127364883 - Chesapeake Publishing Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 127364883

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 02/14/1996

Site Address:
Chesapeake Publishing Corporation
7 Industrial Park Circle
Waldorf, MD 21601

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/09/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/20/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361541972

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$5,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,100
Current Penalty	$2,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,200
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	Serious	19100147 C06 I	05/06/1996	05/09/1996	$900	$1,350	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C07 I	05/06/1996	05/09/1996	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01001C	Other	19100147 C05 I	05/06/1996	05/09/1996	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02001	Serious	19100212 A01	05/06/1996	05/08/1996	$1,300	$3,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	03001	Other	19100147 C06 II	05/06/1996	05/09/1996	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	03002	Other	19100147 C07 IV	05/06/1996	05/09/1996	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170071864

Event: 02/14/1996

Employee's fingers amputated in web press

Employee #1, a pressman, had just changed over to a new 27 in. wide paper roll on a Gross Urbanite web press, #5005, that was running a single web. The press had just started up and was in slow walk speed; the splice had not yet entered the end of the #3 unit, when Employee #1 saw a piece of scrap paper in the unit. He reached in to pick out the scrap when his right hand became caught between the #13 plate roll and the #12 blanket roll. The third, fourth, and fifth fingers of his right hand were amputated, and the skin on his wrist was abraded. This topside in-running nip point was unguarded, which is normal for this production machine. Employee #1 was not wearing gloves or a long-sleeved, button-at-the-wrist work shirt. Although the employer provided training in the use of safe-switches for operations and production work, not every stop-safe rule was enforced. A safe-switch was not in use at the time of the accident.

Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, AMPUTATED, STOP SWITCH, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127364883			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Printing machine operators

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