Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101236628 - Polymer Coil Coaters

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101236628

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 01/27/1987

Site Address:
Polymer Coil Coaters
7001 Valley Road
Fairfield, AL 35064

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 440, Fairfield, AL 35064

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3316

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/27/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/11/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360651657

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$560
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	19100212 A01	02/24/1987	02/27/1987	$560	$560	$0	03/17/1987	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14347603

Event: 01/27/1987

EMPLOYEE'S ARMS CAUGHT IN MACHINE LATHE

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 AM ON JANUARY 27, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, A MACHINIST, WAS OPERATING A MACHINE LATHE. HE APPROACHED THE CHUCK, WHERE A SHOP-BUILT CHUCK DOG WAS HOLDING AN EIGHT (8) INCH DIAMETER BY EIGHT (8) FEET LONG PAINT ROLL APPLICATOR, WHICH WAS TO BE SAND-BELT DRESSED IN THE LATHE. THE MACHINIST WAS WEARING A HEAVY LONG SLEEVED DENIM (COWBOY TYPE) JACKET. THE SHOP-BUILT CHUCK DOG HAD TWO TWO-INCH LONG BOLTS EXTENDING FROM THE DOG SHAFT. HIS JACKET SLEEVES BECAME CAUGHT IN THE DOG, AND HE WAS PULLED THROUGH THE SPINDLE AREA AT THE LATHE BED. HIS ARMS WERE TORN FROM HIS BODY.

Keywords: LATHE, ROTATING SHAFT, MACHINIST, ARM, ENTANGLED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101236628			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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