Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17822727 - Arcade Textile Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Buffalo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17822727

Report ID: 0213600

Date Opened: 04/21/1986

Site Address:
Arcade Textile Corp.
622 Northumberland St.
Buffalo, NY 14215

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/23/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/11/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360524474

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.	01001A	Serious	19100212 A01	05/08/1986	05/19/1986	$280	$280	$0	05/21/1986	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100024 B	05/08/1986	05/19/1986	$0	$0	$0	05/21/1986	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14484885

Event: 04/18/1986

Employee killed when head crushed by tamper platen

Employee #1 and a coworker were working at a two-station baling press when the coworker signaled Employee #1 to stop sending material (shoddy) to the tamper unit. When the shoddy stopped coming, the coworker shut off the tamper and, with the help of Employee #1, rotated the load to the baler station before going on his break. While the coworker was on break, Employee #1 climbed the front side of the tamper unit to an I-beam running horizontally 54 in. above the floor. He opened the hinged guard and started to clean the top of the tamper platen. When the coworker returned from his break, he activated the tamper unit. The platen rose and struck or crushed Employee #1's head, causing him to fall backwards. There was no device or control on the hinged guard to prevent operation of the tamper while it was open.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, BALER, COMMUNICATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17822727			Fatality	Concussion	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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