Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302536982 - S & H Precision Mfg. Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Concord Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302536982

Report ID: 0111700

Date Opened: 11/09/1999

Site Address:
S & H Precision Mfg. Co., Inc.
10 Forbes Rd.
Newmarket, NH 03857

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3444

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/13/1999

Emphasis: S:Amputations

Case Closed: 11/28/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200614220	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,900
Current Penalty	$4,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,900
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	12/14/1999	12/17/1999	$4,900	$4,900	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200610491

Event: 11/06/1999

Employee's fingers amputated in press brake

Employee #1, age 18, was operating an 8 ft Niagara mechanical press brake; it was the first time he had operated a press brake unsupervised. He had earlier been shown how to performing bending and was supervised for five more bends before being left alone to work. Approximately 1 1/2 hours later, Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries to his right index, middle, and ring fingers, all of which had to be amputated. Restraint and pull-back devices were available, but had not been installed on the press brake.

Keywords: PULL BACK DEVICE, AMPUTATED, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, WORK RULES, INEXPERIENCE, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302536982			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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