Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14869374 - Trappe Packing Corp

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

Inspection Nr: 14869374

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 05/10/1984

Site Address:
Trappe Packing Corp
Rt 50
Trappe, MD 21673

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2037

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/10/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/10/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360588891

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14201453

Event: 04/09/1984

EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AMPUTATED DURING FORKLIFT REPAIR

At about 8:00 a.m., Employee #1, a maintenance man, and Employee #2, a mechanic, at Trappe Packing Corporation, put an Allis Chalmers forklift, Model FP40-242PS, serial number 65820, on a ramp to repair a leaking seal at the bottom of the cylinder. Blocking the wheels of the forklift, they raised the carriage and blocked it. At 11:30 a.m., Employee #2 left the job site to get new parts, which he was unable to procure. Lacking new parts, Employee #2 returned and instructed Employee #1 to re-install the old parts. Though the forklift and carriage remained blocked, Employee #1 jacked-up the slider for ease of installation. As Employee #1 was re-installing the parts and tightening them, the slider slipped off the jack, came down on his hand, and amputated the end of his middle finger. Employee #1 was flown to University Hospital. His finger was re-attached.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, PACKING HOUSE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FRUIT PACKING, JACK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14869374			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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