Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18839290 - Garman Brothers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 18839290

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 03/09/1987

Site Address:
Garman Brothers, Inc.
1270 River Road
Crownsville, MD 21032

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/11/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/13/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360753180

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14298145

Event: 01/20/1987

HEARING LOSS - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN FUSE BOX

AN EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DEBARKING MACHINE FROM A STEEL AND GLASS BOOTH. THE BOOTH WAS 56 INCHES WIDE BY 60 INCHES LONG BY 88 INCHES HIGH. INSIDE THE BOOTH, THERE WAS A 480-VOLT, 3-PHASE FUSE BOX HOUSING THREE 60-AMPERE FUSES. ONE OF THE THREE FUSES EITHER OPENED OR CAME LOOSE AND TOUCHED ANOTHER FUSE, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION WITHIN THE FUSE BOX. THE MACHINE OPERATOR, WHO WAS WEARING EAR PLUGS, WAS WORKING ONLY 1 FOOT AWAY FROM THE BOX. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LOSS OF HEARING AS A RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION. HE WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED FOR THIS INJURY.

Keywords: FUSE, ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, HEARING LOSS, NOISE, ELECTRICAL BOX, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18839290			Non Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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