Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302015797 - Uncle Ralph'S Cookie Company

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

Inspection Nr: 302015797

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 05/19/1998

Site Address:
Uncle Ralph'S Cookie Company
801 East Street
Frederick, MD 21701

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2052

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/26/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/17/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100963685

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,425	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,425
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A03 II	07/15/1998	07/20/1998	$1,000	$1,425	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170831739

Event: 05/15/1998

Employee's finger amputated in cookie portioning machine

Employee #1 was operating a cookie portioning machine that used an 18 in. long by 4 in. wide blade to cut wax paper into pre-determined lengths. He was reaching through a hole in the guard to move cookie dough when the blade amputated his left index finger at the first joint. Employee #1 was flown to Union Memorial Hospital, where doctors reattached his finger, although the prognosis was not good. The machine's plastic-type guard with interlocks was missing a piece on the left side.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302015797			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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