Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18542415 - Vermont American Corp Lincolnton Mfg Divsion

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 18542415

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 07/06/1988

Site Address:
Vermont American Corp Lincolnton Mfg Divsion
Highway 321 North
Lincolnton, NC 28092

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 129, Lincolnton, NC 28092

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3423

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/11/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/19/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360262539

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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	19100217 E01 II	08/23/1988	08/29/1988	$300	$300	$0	-
2.	02001	Other	19100217 E01 I	08/23/1988	08/29/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	19100217 E01 II	08/23/1988	08/29/1988	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14250690

Event: 04/19/1988

Employee's finger amputated when caught in punch press

Employee #1 was manually rotating saw blades being notched after the completion of each press cycle. The press was equipped with proper two-hand controls in proper working condition, but a malfunction occurred that was out of the operator's control when a bolt sheared on the single stroke mechanism. The press repeated and Employee #1 suffered the distal amputation of the dermis on his left index finger.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, POINT OF OPERATION, BOLT, PUNCH PRESS, SHEARED, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18542415			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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