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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 124012055 - Voyager Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor
Site Address:
Voyager Inc.
53468 Ada Drive
Elkhart, IN 46514
Mailing Address:
Attn Claude Lewis & Jeff Baroth 53468 Ada Dr, Elkhart, IN 46514
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3714
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/02/1995
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/16/1996
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361308299 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000 |
| Current Penalty | $2,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100217 C02 IA | 11/22/1995 | 11/28/1995 | $2,000 | $4,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 3:05 p.m. on September 27, 1995, Employee #1 was operating a 10-ton full revolution #14 Press Rite mechanical power punch press. He said that he fed steel flat stock in the left side of the press through the die area to the stop on the right side of the press. He would cycle the press up to four or five times with the foot control, and then take a metal rake and push the cut-off parts out the right side of the machine. After a setup worker prepared the press to run, Employee #1 operated it for about a half hour and then noticed a part stuck in the die area. In trying to free it with the rake, he stood up from the stool on which he had been sitting and stepped on the foot trip. The press cycled and caught his right little finger in the die, amputating his ring finger at the first knuckle.
Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, PUNCH PRESS, INATTENTION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 124012055 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Punching and stamping press machine operators |