Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2730588 - Schwab Safe Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 2730588

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 03/13/1985

Site Address:
Schwab Safe Co Inc
State Road 66 East
Connelton, IN 47520

Mailing Address:
Po Box 68, Connelton, IN 47520

Union Status: Union

SIC:3499

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/28/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/22/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360581995

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
Current Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
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.	01001A	Serious	19100217 C01 I	04/09/1985	03/28/1985	$320	$320	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19100217 D01 II	04/09/1985	03/29/1985	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01002	Serious	19100217 D04	04/09/1985	03/28/1985	$320	$320	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 731075

Event: 02/14/1985

Employee injures hand in mechanical power press

At 3:15 p.m. on February 14, 1985, Employee #1, a power press operator for Schwab Safe Co., Inc., was cleaning scrap from the die of a Rousselle part revolution mechanical power press, model #6. The press was located in the sheet metal department. While his hand was in the point of operation, he inadvertently tripped the foot pedal to the press, sustaining a puncture wound through the back of his right hand and amputating the tip of his right ring finger. The employee was taken to Perry County Memorial Hospital, Tell City, IN, and later transferred to Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KY. He was expected to recover in six to eight months. This accident was the result of Employee #1's failure to use point of operation guarding and management's failure to enforce the use of hand tools to remove scrap from the die.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, PRESS OPERATOR, HAND, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2730588			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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