Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1705995 - Badger Die Casting Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Milwaukee Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1705995

Report ID: 0523400

Date Opened: 07/24/1984

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

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900530916	Yes

Violation Summary
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

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	19100212 A03 II	08/30/1984	09/02/1984	$280	$280	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14499511

Event: 07/19/1984

HAND CAUGHT IN HYDRAULIC PRESS

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1705995			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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