Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14818256 - Marada Industries Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 14818256

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 11/15/1984

Site Address:
Marada Industries Inc
151 Airport Drive
Westminster, MD 21157

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3429

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/20/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/29/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360623656
Accident	360623722

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14197586

Event: 11/01/1984

Metal rail cut employee's forearm

A sheet metal worker was assisting another employee in spot welding 3.5-ft. lengths of metal rails used to construct the underbody frame of GM vans. The employee would take one rail from a stacked pallet, hand it to the spot welder, and restack the rail on another pallet after the welding was completed. While gathering a rail for welding, one of them stuck to another. Without asking the other employee for help, the sheet metal worker tried to separate the two rails. When the rails separated, one struck her forearm, cutting it. The employee was hospitalized and received stitches to close the laceration. Management had provided forearm guards and gloves for use to protect against such injuries, but apparently did not require their use. (After the accident, management instituted a rule requiring use of forearm guards and gloves during this operation.) The injured employee had been using neither.

Keywords: METAL RAIL, PPE, GLOVE, WORK RULES, FOREARM, LACERATION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14818256			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Sheet metal workers
2	14818256			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Sheet metal workers

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