Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307880534 - Sauder Mouldings, Inc., Virginia

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

Inspection Nr: 307880534

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 06/23/2004

Site Address:
Sauder Mouldings, Inc., Virginia
1332 Londontown Boulevard, Building B
Eldersburg, MD 21784

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1847, Eldersburg, MD 21784

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2431

NAICS: 321918/Other Millwork (including Flooring)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/25/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputations Const. & Man.

Case Closed: 09/30/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102356342

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			1		6
Current Violations	5			1		6
Initial Penalty	$12,975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,975
Current Penalty	$6,487	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,487
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100132 A	08/19/2004	08/24/2004	$637	$1,275	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19100213 I01	08/19/2004	08/24/2004	$1,275	$2,550	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02002	Serious	19100213 N01	08/19/2004	08/24/2004	$2,025	$4,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02003	Serious	19100213 N03	08/19/2004	08/24/2004	$1,275	$2,550	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	03001	Serious	19100219 F03	08/19/2004	08/24/2004	$1,275	$2,550	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	04001	Other	19100215 A04	08/19/2004	08/24/2004	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202355442

Event: 06/22/2004

Employee amputates finger using moulding machine

At approximately 2:55 p.m. on June 22, 2004, an employee trainee molding machine operator, was operating a nine-head H-22B Weinig Moulding Machine, when the operator entered an enclosed area to remove a jammed piece of wood. The employee was running a load of Quarter Round Molding when a bowed piece of wood started through the first cutting head and jammed into the void between the cutting head and the table. The employee raised the drive wheels electrically and attempted to dislodge the board by reverse jogging the machine for several seconds and trying to pull the board backwards from a window outside of the molding room. While in the operator's position he entered the room with the machine running, he loosened and manually raised the tension bar with a wrench, placing both hands on the jammed board trying to push the board in the reverse direction. The board broke free; his left hand was pulled into the cutting head amputating the middle and ring fingers to the first knuckle and the tip of the index finger.

Keywords: WHEEL, HEAD, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, RING, JAMMED, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307880534			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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