Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18223818 - Miller Fabrics

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18223818

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 09/20/1989

Site Address:
Miller Fabrics
250 Route 61 South, P. O. Box 348
Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2261

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/21/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/04/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	72056088	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5					5
Current Violations	5					5
Initial Penalty	$3,650	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,650
Current Penalty	$2,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,400
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	01/02/1990	02/12/1990	$290	$640	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100157 G01	01/02/1990	01/22/1990	$210	$560	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100212 A01	01/02/1990	02/01/1990	$900	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100212 A03 II	01/02/1990	02/01/1990	$710	$810	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100242 B	01/02/1990	01/12/1990	$290	$640	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14330484

Event: 09/20/1989

EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ARM AMPUTATED WHEN CAUGHT IN ROLLER

Employee #1 was cleaning the rollers of a napping machine while the machine was still in operation. A tension roller that the material rolls across (90 in. long by 6.75 in. deep) caught the employee's sweater. The tension roller was moving at approximately 60 revolutions per minute when it caught Employee #1's sweater pulling her arm into the machine. Employee #1's right arm was amputated at the shoulder.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ARM, MILL--PLANT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18223818			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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