Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302539200 - Lakes Region Manufacturing, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Concord Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302539200

Report ID: 0111700

Date Opened: 07/19/2000

Site Address:
Lakes Region Manufacturing, Llc
40 Dearborn Rd.
Belmont, NH 03220

Mailing Address:
Po Box 966, Belmont, NH 03220

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3599

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/03/2000

Emphasis: S:Amputations

Case Closed: 08/30/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200614600	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,625
Current Penalty	$813	$0	$0	$0	$0	$813
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	08/08/2000	08/14/2000	$813	$1,625	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200610632

Event: 07/18/2000

Employee's fingertip amputated in seating press

Employee #1 was working with a small pneumatic powered sealing press that joins two rubber components together to create a rubber seal for use in appliances such as washing machines. She had evidently set the two rubber pieces onto the press and was reaching for the two-hand trip to activate it when one of her fingers became caught in the point of operation, amputating the tip. No model or manufacturer's information was available on the unit, which Employee #1's company had acquired when they bought out an older firm. Subsequent investigation determined that the two-hand trips were too close to the point of operation. about 7 in. to the side about 6 in. below. Not only could the point of operation be accessed from the trips, but the press took about one second to close. Employee #1 and her coworkers were paid using a piece/rate incentive.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, TWO-HAND CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, SEALING MACHINE, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302539200			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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