Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306111394 - Walker Stainless Equipment, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office

Inspection Nr: 306111394

Report ID: 0523300

Date Opened: 05/24/2004

Site Address:
Walker Stainless Equipment, Inc
902 2nd Main Street
Elroy, WI 53929

Mailing Address:
625 State Street, New Lisbon, WI 53950

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3449

NAICS: 332312/Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/24/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/05/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	203629431	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			3		5
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$3,500	$0	$10,500
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100132 F01 IV	06/29/2004	07/12/2004	$0	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A03 II	06/29/2004	02/28/2005	$3,500	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003A	Other	19100132 F01 IV	06/29/2004	07/12/2004	$3,500	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	02001	Other	19100132 D02	06/29/2004	07/12/2004	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	02002A	Other	19100132 F01 IV	06/29/2004	08/31/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	02002B	Other	19100132 D02	06/29/2004	08/15/2004	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200801157

Event: 05/05/2004

Employee suffers injury when hand is caught in rollers

On May 5, 2004, the employee of a metal shop fed a work piece measuring 11 inches by 12 inches into a roll bender. He was wearing a glove as instructed by his supervisor. The glove became caught in the in-running rollers, resulting in a crushing injury to the employee's left hand. When the emergency trip rod was activated, it failed to immediately stop the machine.

Keywords: GLOVE, METAL SHOP, TRIP ROD, CAUGHT BY, BENDING MACHINE, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306111394			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Rolling machine operators

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