Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119684868 - Burke Industries

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 119684868

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 12/29/1998

Site Address:
Burke Industries
2250 S 10th Street
San Jose, CA 95112

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3299

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/16/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/05/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101793164

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202311643

Event: 11/03/1998

Employee Amputated Finger in Rubber Machine

Employee #1 was running a batch of rubber in the Banbury rubber machine. The door automatically opened to drop the mixed rubber onto the cart below, but the control panel at the top of the machine where the operator is stationed indicated that the door was still open. Employee #1 switched to the manual control and opened and closed the door. The controls still indicated that the door was open. He came down from the platform and looked into the chute and did not see the obstruction. He returned to the controls and opened and closed the door again. He again went downstairs and this time saw a piece of rubber stuck to the door. He pulled on the rubber and hit his hand on the inside of the chute, amputating his fingertip. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: PLATFORM, AMPUTATED, FINGER, DOOR, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119684868			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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