Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119527620 - Carroll Co. Bureau Of Roads Operations

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

Inspection Nr: 119527620

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 11/16/1995

Site Address:
Carroll Co. Bureau Of Roads Operations
1250 Old Meadow Branch Road
Westminister, MD 21158

Mailing Address:
225 N. Center Street, Westminster, MD 21157

Union Status: Union

SIC:4959

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/27/1995

Emphasis: L:9311

Case Closed: 12/04/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360229579

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170831044

Event: 11/16/1995

Employee's hand cut when caught in rotating auger

Employee #1 was the operator of an 11-ton International dump truck, ID #1HTSOTUR9LH -254613, equipped with snowplow and salt spreader for roadway snow removal. Employee #1 had returned to the storage/maintenance facility and was unloading unused salt from the truck. The covers for the auger had been opened and the 7 ft 4 in. auger used to spread salt was rotating. When a coworker went forward to shut off the truck engine and stop the auger, Employee #1 reached over the auger to brush salt off the lip of the auger box so he could completely close the cover. His glove was caught by the auger for about half a turn, lacerating the middle finger of his right hand. He was transported to Carroll County General Hospital, where he received eleven stitches in his finger between the tip and first knuckle and was released.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, AUGER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119527620			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Grader, dozer and scraper operators

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