Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119598514 - Maryland Lava Company, Incorporated

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

Inspection Nr: 119598514

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 06/09/1997

Site Address:
Maryland Lava Company, Incorporated
3100 Dublin Road
Street, MD 21154

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 527, Bel Air, MD 21014

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3269

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/09/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/17/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100962406

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$962
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$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	19100219 H01	07/25/1997	07/30/1997	$150	$350	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19100303 G02 I	07/25/1997	07/30/1997	$350	$612	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200961076

Event: 06/09/1997

Employee sustains head laceration in fall by grinder

Employee #1, a machine set-up operator, was assigned to adjust a Glebar centerless form grinder, model #PG7, serial #166, to grind steatite cylinders into furnace igniters. The plant manager and production supervisor spoke with her within minutes before the accident. The supervisor then discovered Employee #1 laying on the floor, unconscious and bleeding, with her head next to a table and her feet by the grinder. She sustained a 9 in. laceration on the right side of her head that required 21 staples to close. The cause of the accident was not determined. There were no eyewitnesses and Employee #1 had no recollection of events preceding the accident. The machine had bare wires that supplied power to microswitches rated at 125 V and 15 A. In addition, a 220 V supply line had breaks in the insulation and exposed conductors. The machine also had a bolt and nut assembly that extended 3/8 in. above the otherwise smooth surface of the 1 in. diameter rotating shaft. At the inspection, OSHA did not see hair or blood on any surface of the machine or table, and the plant manager said that there was no hair on the machine or table.

Keywords: GRINDER, HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, LACERATION, FALL, GRINDING MACHINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119598514			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Grinding, abrading, buffing & polishing mach. op's

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