Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114952054 - Rexnord Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 114952054

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 12/01/1992

Site Address:
Rexnord Industries, Inc.
220 South Belmont Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46206

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3568

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/04/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/24/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361310501

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	02/19/1993	02/24/1993	$2,500	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170393516

Event: 11/10/1992

Employee's finger partially amputated in press

At approximately 6:30 p.m. on November 10, 1992, Employee #1 was operating a 300 ton Niagara press #7479. He was feeding, stamping, and chopping scrap on a 12 ft long strip of mild steel stock (.312 by 2.75). Because the end was too short to be engaged by the exit roller device, each end strip had to be removed from the chopper using a hook with a 3 in. handle, a 12 in. blade, and a 1 in. tip. When the guard on the cutoff fixture was removed to secure the end piece, Employee #1 was pulled into the shear point by his gloved right hand being snagged on either the broken hook or the scrap metal. His middle finger was partially amputated by the scrap chopper. Employee #1 was taught to remove the guard at the end of each 12 ft strip of metal. The press was not shut down when the chopper guard was removed.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, SCRAP METAL, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114952054			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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