Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18869420 - Webcraft Inserts Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Webcraft Inserts Inc
2015 Industrial Parkway
Salisbury, MD 21801
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2759
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/27/1987
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/15/1987
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360753206 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $650 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $650 |
Current Penalty | $325 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $325 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | 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 A 1 | 03/12/1987 | 03/15/1987 | $325 | $650 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS THE SECOND PRESSMAN ON A STEVENS BACK CYLINDER PRESS WHICH HAD AN ADDITIONAL DIE UNIT INSTALLED ON IT. THE PRESS WAS SHUT DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 AM TO CORRECT SOME QUALITY PROBLEMS. WHILE TRYING TO RESTART THE PRESS AT ABOUT 5:30 AM, THEY FOUND THE GLUE STATION HAD RUN TOO MUCH GLUE, CAUSING THE PAPER TO WRAP AROUND THE ROLLERS. EMPLOYEE #1 CLEARED THE PROBLEM 3 TIMES. BECAUSE OF THE GLUE PROBLEMS, THE RELEASE PAPER BEING GLUED ON THE MAIN WEB WAS NOT STICKING PROPERLY AND HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE MAIN WEB. WHILE TRYING TO GET THE RELEASE PAPER INTO THE MAIN WEB EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED INTO THE ROLLERS. 4 FINGERS WERE CRUSHED AND HIS THUMB FRACTURED. THIS DIE UNIT WAS MADE BY THEY EMPLOYER AND HAD NO MODEL OR SERIAL NUMBER.
Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, FINGER, WORK RULES, THUMB, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED, HAND, PRESS
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 18869420 | Non Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Printing machine operators |