Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304709934 - Martek Of Maryland, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 304709934

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 11/16/2001

Site Address:
Martek Of Maryland, Inc.
12507 Sunset Avenue, Unit #3
Ocean City, MD 21842

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/16/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/06/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100969096

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	50104 A	02/04/2002	02/09/2002	$750	$750	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	19100212 A01	02/04/2002	02/07/2002	$1,750	$1,750	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202329736

Event: 11/12/2001

Employee's hand amputated by table saw

On November 12, 2001, Employee #1 was operating a 10-in. table saw in order to rip and crosscut "Starboard", a white-colored composite that is used to mount and level marine electronic equipment on the dashboards of marine vessels. Employee #1 was performing this activity for about one hour when he came in contact with the blade while performing a ripping activity on the "Starboard". Employee #1's four fingers on his left hand were severely lacerated at the second knuckle region and he was transported to the Hand Unit in Baltimore, MD. The saw blade was unguarded. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, BLADE, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304709934			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Technicians, n.e.c.

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