Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302538079 - James Austin Company

Inspection Information - Office: Concord

Inspection Nr: 302538079

Report ID: 0111700

Date Opened: 04/04/2000

Site Address:
James Austin Company
12 Star Drive
Merrimack, NH 03054

Mailing Address:
115 Downieville Rd, Po Box 827, Mars, PA 16046

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2842

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/04/2000

Emphasis: S:Amputations

Case Closed: 10/06/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	203137203	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6			2		8
Current Violations	6			2		8
Initial Penalty	$12,950	$0	$0	$700	$0	$13,650
Current Penalty	$7,770	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,770
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100132 A	04/10/2000	05/15/2000	$1,050	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100133 A01	04/10/2000	05/15/2000	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01002	Serious	19100147 C04 I	04/10/2000	05/15/2000	$2,100	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100147 C07 I	04/10/2000	05/15/2000	$2,100	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19100212 A01	04/10/2000	05/15/2000	$840	$1,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005A	Serious	19100219 D01	04/10/2000	05/15/2000	$630	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01005B	Serious	19100219 E03 I	04/10/2000	05/15/2000	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	01006	Serious	19100219 F03	04/10/2000	05/15/2000	$1,050	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	02001	Other	19040002 B02	04/10/2000	04/21/2000	$0	$700	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	02002	Other	19101200 H	04/10/2000	05/15/2000	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200610541

Event: 03/28/2000

Employee's fingers injured in sprocket of bottle capper

Employee #1 was repairing the conveyor belt on a bottle capping machine. While he was feeding the belt under the sprocket, he told a coworker to start and stop the machine, which the coworker did. Employee #1's finger became caught under the sprocket and he yelled out, "go, go, go!" The coworker restarted the machine, amputating Employee #1's right index finger and crushing three of his other fingers. Causal factors in this accident include: the belt drive sprocket on the machine was not guarded; lockout /tagout procedures were not in effect; and the employer had not developed, documented, and/or utilized procedures for the control of hazardous energy.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, SPROCKET, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT, UNTRAINED, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302538079			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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