Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306836305 - Carlisle Tire & Wheel Molded Plastic'S Division

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 306836305

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 02/04/2004

Site Address:
Carlisle Tire & Wheel Molded Plastic'S Division
601 E. Wise St.
Trenton, SC 29847

Mailing Address:
23 Windham Blvd., Aiken, SC 29805

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/01/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/05/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100374701
Accident	100374719

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200372951

Event: 10/16/2003

One Employee Amputates Finger, Another Is Killed

On October 16, 2003, Employees #1 and #2 were working as molding and casting machine operators. Employee #1 was operating an automatic circular saw, when the machine malfunctioned and amputated the ring finger on his left hand. He was hospitalized. Employee #2 was operating a blow molding machine. He was removing parts from the machine's conveyor and trimming them, when a part got caught in some air lines and became stuck in the bottom of the machine. Employee #2 noticed the stuck part and reached under the gate guard to remove it. Because the machine was running in "auto" mode, Employee #2 did not stop it prior to reaching in. As his hand was inside the machine, it cycled, catching his arm between the leg of the press and the conveyor. Other employees responded, put the machine in "manual" mode, and released the press. Employee #2 sustained a fracture, and he was killed. All the machine's guards were in place.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, GUARD, WORK RULES, CASTING, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, CIRCULAR SAW, LOCKOUT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306836305			Fatality	Fracture	Molding and casting machine operators
2	306836305			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Molding and casting machine operators

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