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Inspection: 123305179 - Ulbrich Specialty Strip Mill

Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 123305179
Report ID: 0111500
Date Opened: 07/24/2000

Site Address:
Ulbrich Specialty Strip Mill
1 Dudley Avenue
Wallingford, CT 06492

Mailing Address:
1 Dudley Avenue, Wallingford, CT 06492

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3316

NAICS: 0 


Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/11/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/20/2000


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 903124121 Yes
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 1
Current Violations 1 1
Initial Penalty $1,625 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,625
Current Penalty $800 $0 $0 $0 $0 $800
FTA Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# Citation ID Citation Type Standard Cited Issuance Date Abatement Due Date Current Penalty Initial Penalty FTA Penalty Contest Latest Event Note
1. 01001 Serious 19100212 A03 II 08/14/2000 01/15/2001 $800 $1,625 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201520897
Event: 07/20/2000
Employee's hand degloved while operating slitter

At approximately 7:00 a.m. on July 20, Employee #1, a slitter operator on the number 1 slitter, was operating his machine as it ran a 6-in.-wide coil, slitting it into six sections. Numerous coworkers were at their job stations both near and distant from Employee #1 when they heard a loud scream. The senior group leader and group leader ran down the stairs from their mezzanine office to the work floor. A coworker on the packing line next to Employee #1 looked around when he heard the noise and saw Employee #1 holding his hand up in the air. The coworker ran to get both the senior group leader and group leader and told them to summon emergency medical services. A second packer saw the first packer running towards his area yelling out for someone to summon emergency medical services. The second coworker ran over to the number 1 slitter and saw Employee #1 down on one knee next to the light curtain, holding his left hand with his right. A third coworker, having heard the commotion, ran over to see what was going on. He grabbed Employee #1 from behind to prevent him from falling over. Meanwhile, the set-up operator ran over from his machine, saw the extent of the injury to Employee #1 and ran down and met the senior group leader and group leader. The set-up operator told them to summon emergency medical services. The senior group leader then ran back upstairs and summoned emergency medical services while the group leader along with the set-up operator ran to retrieve the first aid kit. A fourth coworker, also a slitter operator, ran to the number 1 slitter and saw Employee #1 pull his hand out of the machine and kneel down on one kneel holding his left hand up in the air. This coworker also went behind Employee #1 and held the pressure point while the third coworker held Employee #1's hand up in the air. Someone brought a chair so Employee #1 could be seated. By this time, the senior group leader had summoned emergency medical services and the group leader and the set-up operator had gotten the first aid kit and they applied a large gauze pad to Employee #1's hand and wrist.

Keywords: SKIN, SLITTER, HAND

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 123305179 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported
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