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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 303725030 - Trade Ruling & Binding Co.
Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office
Site Address:
Trade Ruling & Binding Co.
2915 N 16 St
Omaha, NE 68110
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2789
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Complaint
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/19/2000
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: S:Amputations
Case Closed: 01/17/2001
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complaint | 202768404 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,350 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,350 |
| Current Penalty | $2,175 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,175 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100147 C01 | 11/17/2000 | 12/20/2000 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 11/17/2000 | 02/28/2001 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement | ||
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100212 A03 II | 11/17/2000 | 02/28/2001 | $0 | $0 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement | ||
| 4. | 01003A | Serious | 19100219 D01 | 11/17/2000 | 12/05/2000 | $375 | $750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01003B | Serious | 19100219 E01 I | 11/17/2000 | 12/05/2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 01004 | Serious | 19100303 F | 11/17/2000 | 12/05/2000 | $300 | $600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was a machine operator at a printing establishment whose duties included routine maintenance of the printing equipment. At the time of the accident he was replacing the blade of an industrial paper cutter. A pedal controlled the clamping device that secured the paper as it was being cut. This clamp ran parallel to the blade and was also used to secure the blade while it was being replaced. The process called for Employee #1 to insert two pins into the clamp and unscrew the blade hold-down bolts. The blade then drops onto the pins, whereupon Employee #1 depresses the foot pedal, the clamp drops, and the blade safely falls into a position in which it can be removed from the machine. Employee #1 was slowly releasing the pedal so that the pilot holes in the blade could be aligned with the blade housing. The blade would then slide into a recessed groove at the top of the cutting head. Employee #1 was aligning the blade, and had his left hand on top of the blade to stabilize it when his foot slipped off the pedal and the clamp traveled to the top of its stroke, as it was designed to do. As the top or blunt side of the blade traveled into the blade groove, the top portion of Employee #1's fingers were amputated. A coworker recovered his fingers about an hour later, but the fingertips had to be pried out of the blade groove and could not be reattached.
Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, SLIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PAPER MACHINE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 303725030 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |