Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114974405 - Goshen Rubber Company

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 114974405

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 03/23/1993

Site Address:
Goshen Rubber Company
1525 South 10th Street
Goshen, IN 46526

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 517, Goshen, IN 46526

Union Status: Union

SIC:3069

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/23/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/12/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361310683

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,150
Current Penalty	$1,575	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,575
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	04/30/1993	05/04/1993	$1,575	$3,150	$0	06/02/1993	R - Review Commission

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170106512

Event: 03/10/1993

Employee's finger amputated in tube molding press

At approximately 6:05 a.m. on March 10, 1993, Employee #1 was operating a tube molding press. He switched it from automatic to manual mode to remove a flash of rubber that had come out of the mold. After he removed the piece of rubber, he left the gate guard open and pushed the manual control again to complete the cycle. The ram closed, catching Employee #1's glove and the fingers of his right hand in the point of operation. His index finger was amputated to the second knuckle.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS, UNGUARDED, RAM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114974405			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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