Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18282939 - Gnb Battery Technologies, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18282939

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 11/03/1993

Site Address:
Gnb Battery Technologies, Inc.
3670 Flowood Drive
Flowood, MS 39208

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/04/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/16/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360793889

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$3,650	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,650
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 A01	12/02/1993	12/07/1993	$3,650	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 594713

Event: 11/02/1993

Employee dies after being crushed by machine loading arm

At approximately 1:30 a.m. on November 2, 1993, Employee #1 was operating a plastic injection molding machine by placing battery terminals on a remote-controlled loading arm jig that placed the terminals in the molding dies, molded the terminals in the battery caps, and then retrieved the finished product for placement on an inspection table. Employee #1 somehow forced her upper body into the path of the remote-controlled loading arm, an unguarded area of approximately 7 inches, where she was forced into the molding machine with approximately 200 pounds of force on her back. The dies did not close, but she was unable to breathe. Employee #1 was removed from the machine, revived by EMTs, and transported to the hospital, where she died approximately 17 hours later.

Keywords: REMOTE CONTROL, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18282939			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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