Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302448857 - Mohawk Industries, Inc., Dillon Plant

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 302448857

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 09/28/1999

Site Address:
Mohawk Industries, Inc., Dillon Plant
1544 Hwy 9 West
Dillon, SC 29536

Mailing Address:
P O Box 220, Laurel Hill, NC 28351

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2273

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/20/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/14/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100370634

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,625
Current Penalty	$2,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,625
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100219 C02 I	10/28/1999	02/07/2000	$2,625	$2,625	$0		P - Petition to Mod Abatement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200370575

Event: 08/28/1999

Employee's finger injured in rotating shaft of yarn machine

Employee #1 was operating a Saco Lowell twisting machine, serial #12424, equipment #TEA-5D, at a carpet yarn manufacturing plant. Upon returning from a break, she noticed a break in a yarn line. She was reconnecting the ends and rethreading the line when a 1 in. diameter rotating horizontal shaft behind the roller stand, rotating at 86 rpm, pulled in her right little finger. She sustained a lacerated, fractured finger with ligament damage, and it was later surgically amputated at the first joint. There were two pulleys through which the yarn was threaded, 1 1/2 in. and 2 in. in front of horizontal shaft, which was powered by a 60-hp motor. A cover/guard had been provided, but it was not connected to the machine at the time of the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, REPAIR, ROTATING SHAFT, THREADING MACHINE, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302448857			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Winding and twisting machine operators

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