Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302020276 - Owings Mills Baking Company, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 302020276

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 07/08/1998

Site Address:
Owings Mills Baking Company, Inc.
1413 Progress Way
Eldersburg, MD 21784

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2051

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/11/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/24/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100963941

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,362	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,362
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100263 C03	09/03/1998	09/09/1998	$0	$1,362	$0	09/16/1998	R - Review Commission	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170831333

Event: 07/08/1998

Employee's fingers amputated by sprocket mechanism

Employee #1 was working on the depanning line in a bakery. While cleaning up, he noticed a few rolls near some of the sprockets and chains. He was reaching into the area to remove the rolls when his glove became caught in the sprocket. Employee #1's left hand was pulled into the mechanism, amputating his index and middle fingers. He was airlifted to Union Memorial Hospital, but doctors were not able to reattach his fingers. The sprockets and chains were not guarded.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, SPROCKET, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302020276			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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