Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105434823 - Sewell Plastics Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 105434823

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 01/13/1987

Site Address:
Sewell Plastics Inc.
Old Mill Road
Mauldin, SC 29662

Mailing Address:
5375 Drake Drive, Atlanta, GA 30336

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/09/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/03/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360775431

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
Current Penalty	$163	$0	$0	$0	$0	$163
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 A03 II	02/17/1987	02/20/1987	$163	$490	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14568216

Event: 01/05/1987

EMPLOYEE'S HAND AMPUTATED IN MOLDING MACHINE

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING A NISSEI STRETCH BLOW MOLDING MACHINE, TYPE A5B6 50 EXII, SERIAL NUMBER 866 53 56, LOCATED IN THE MOLDING INJECTION DEPARTMENT. THE MACHINE CYCLED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE #1'S RIGHT HAND, PULLING IT INTO THE MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF HIS RIGHT HAND (LEAVING THE THUMB AND SOME PALM). THE MACHINE DOOR WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERLOCK, BUT IT HAD BEEN BYPASSED WITH A JUMPER WIRE.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105434823			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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