Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15360522 - Beauty-Tex Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 15360522

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 07/30/1984

Site Address:
Beauty-Tex Corp
825 Logan St
Goshen, IN 46526

Mailing Address:
P O Box 546, Goshen, IN 46526

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2434

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/12/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/23/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360581789

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$120
Current Penalty	$120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$120
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.	01001	Serious	19100213 C01	09/21/1984	07/30/1984	$120	$120	$0		A - Amendment

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14223374

Event: 07/16/1984

EMPLOYEES' FINGERS CUT BY UNGUARDED TABLE SAW

ON MARCH 15, 1984 AT APROXIMATELY 10:45 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A TABLE SAW, CUTTING PLYWOOD PANELS TO SIZE. THE BLADE GUARD WAS RAISED. A PIECE OF SCRAP WOOD PULLED HIS RIGHT HAND INTO THE BLADE, RESULTING IN THE AMPUTATION OF THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND AT THE FIRST JOINT. ON MARCH 21, 1984 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:38 PM., EMPLOYEE #2 WAS OPERATING THE TABLE SAW WITH THE BLADE GUARD COMPLETELY REMOVED. HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE BLADE WITH HIS RIGHT THUMB. THE PAD OF HIS RIGHT THUMB WAS CUT OFF. ON JULY 16, 1984 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:33 AM., EMPLOYEE #3 WAS OPERATING THE TABLE SAW CUTTING THREE INCH PLYWOOD TO SIZE WITH THE BLADE GUARD COMPLETELY REMOVED. HE REACHED INTO THE SAW AREA TO REMOVE WOOD WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND GOT INTO THE BLADE, RESULTING IN THE AMPUTATION OF 3 OF HIS FINGERS AT THE SECOND JOINT.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15360522	Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
2	15360522	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
3	15360522	Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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