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Inspection: 14987861 - Oro Manufacturing Co

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

 

Inspection Nr: 14987861
Report ID: 0453710
Date Opened: 09/10/1983

Site Address:
Oro Manufacturing Co
Stitt St & Bivens Rd
Monroe, NC 28110

Mailing Address:
Po Box 479, Monroe, NC 28110

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3499

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/10/1983

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/16/1984

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360610059
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 1
Current Violations 1 1
Initial Penalty $300 $0 $0 $0 $0 $300
Current Penalty $300 $0 $0 $0 $0 $300
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. 01001A Serious 19100217 B04 I 11/09/1984 11/12/1984 $300 $300 $0 -  
2. 01001B Serious 19100217 C01 I 11/09/1984 11/12/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01001C Serious 19100217 F02 11/09/1984 11/12/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14447619
Event: 08/24/1984
FINGER CRUSHED IN MECHANICAL POWER PRESS

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A KENCO #864 MECHANICAL PUNCH PRESS, EIGHT TONS, WITH FULL REVOLUTION CLUTCH, TO MAKE RETAINER STRIPS FOR AIRCRAFT TROOP SEATS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE LOCATION OF THE MATERIAL AND DID NOT REALIZE THAT HIS HAND WAS UNDER THE PUNCH. THE PUNCH CAME DOWN AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE SUFFERED TWO LACERATIONS, ONE CENTIMETER EACH, EXTENDING TO THE DISTAL TIP OF THE NAILBED. THE NAIL AND NAILBED WERE LEFT INTACT. EIGHT SUTURES WERE REQUIRED. AN XRAY SHOWED A NONDISPLACED FRACTURE OF THE DISTAL PHALANX. NO GUARD FOR THE POINT OF OPERATION WAS IN USE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IMPROPERLY TRAINED.

Keywords: FRACTURE, POWER PRESS, FINGER, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, UNTRAINED, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 14987861 Non Hospitalized injury Fracture Punching and stamping press machine operators
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