Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304271489 - Eastland County Newspaper, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Worth Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304271489

Report ID: 0636900

Date Opened: 08/22/2002

Site Address:
Eastland County Newspaper, Inc.
215 South Seaman
Eastland, TX 76448

Mailing Address:
215 South Seamon, Eastland, TX 76448

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/23/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputations

Case Closed: 10/02/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	200720043	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,050	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,050
Current Penalty	$630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$630
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	19100147 C04 I	09/05/2002	10/01/2002	$630	$1,050	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19101200 E01	09/05/2002	10/01/2002	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200711745

Event: 08/07/2002

Employee Injures Fingers Performing Maintenance on Press

On August 7, 2002, Employee #1, who worked for a newspaper printing company, was cleaning the ink off two in-running rollers of a press. His right hand became caught in the rollers. Employee #1 pulled his hand free, suffering a partial amputation of his middle finger, as well as a crushed second finger.

Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NIP POINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304271489			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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