Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2864718 - Armco Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 2864718

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 12/10/1984

Site Address:
Armco Inc
3501 E Biddle St
Baltimore, MD 21213

Mailing Address:
703 Curtis St, Middletown, OH 45043

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/10/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:3300

Case Closed: 12/20/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360623813

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14197669

Event: 11/14/1984

FINGER PULLED INTO BAR BY MOVING SAW BLADE

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO SAW A BAR ON A #4 COLD SAW IN BAR FINISHING WAREHOUSE. THE SAW MACHINE WAS A MECHANICUT 4X4 SAW, SN M14-629-B-68, MANUFACTURED BY PEERLESS MACHINE CO., OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN. THE MACHINE CUT BARS WITH A HACK SAW TYPE BLADE AND MOTION. WHILE THE BLADE WAS MOVING BACK AND FORTH AND NOT YET TOUCHING THE BAR, THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CHECK THE SHARPNESS OF THE BLADE BY PLACING HER GLOVEDRIGHT HAND ON THE TEETH OF THE MOVING BLADE. THE TEETH OF THE BLADE CAUGHT THE GLOVE AND PULLED HER HAND INTO THE BAR, CAUSING A CUT AND FRACTURE OF THE R H MIDDLE FINGER.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, GLOVE, GUARD, LACERATION, METAL SAW

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2864718			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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