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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1705995 - Badger Die Casting Corp
Inspection Information - Office: Milwaukee Area Office
Site Address:
Badger Die Casting Corp
201 W Oklahoma Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:3365
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/21/1984
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/30/1984
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 900530916 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $280 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $280 |
| Current Penalty | $280 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $280 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100212 A03 II | 08/30/1984 | 09/02/1984 | $280 | $280 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM ON JULY 9, 1984, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A CLEVELAND UNIVERSAL DIE CASTING MACHINE, MODEL 400, SERIAL #219, TO WHICH WAS ATTACHED A VERTICAL HYDRAULIC CYLINDER USED FOR CUTTING SPRUES AFTER CASTING. THE SPRUE CUTTER WAS POWERED BY HYDRAULIC HOSES FROM THE DIE CASTER, AND WAS CONTROLLED BY A SINGLE SWITCH ON THE DIE CASTER CONTROL PANEL. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 SHUT OFF POWER TO THE DIE CASTER AND BENT OVER TO CLOSE THE COOLANT VALVE, HE PLACED HIS HAND UNDER THE SPRUE CUTTER RAM. BECAUSE THE VALVE POWERING THE RAM WAS BEING HELD CLOSED ELECTRICALLY, SHUTTING OF THE DIE CASTER OPENED THE VALVE, RESULTING IN A CLOSING STROKE OF THE RAM. EMPLOYEE #1 LOST MOST OF HIS PALM, PLUS THE RING, MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND. (ALL BUT THE INDEX FINGER HAVE BEEN SURGICALLY RE-ATTACHED.)
Keywords: HYDRAULIC RAM, AMPUTATED, FINGER, ELECTRONIC CONTROL, DIE CASTING MACHINE, HAND
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1705995 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |