Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124021494 - Voyager Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 124021494

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 10/26/1994

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: 10/26/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/10/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361307697

Violation Summary
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

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	19100217 C01 I	12/02/1994	12/07/1994	$2,000	$4,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170386338

Event: 09/13/1994

Employee injures thumb in power press

At approximately 6:30 p.m. on or about September 13, 1994, Employee #1 was operating the #5 Walsh 65 ton, single stroke, full-revolution, mechanical power press, serial #6397, cutting a 1/8 in. by 1 in. by 1 in. angle iron to 18 in. lengths. His foot operated a guarded foot pedal while he pulled the material to the unguarded point of operation with his right hand and supported the iron against a stop with his left hand. On the sixth piece cut, he tripped the press while his left thumb was caught between the material and the left front corner of the lower die. His left thumb was fractured and severely lacerated. He received emergency medical treatment at Elkhart General Hospital and returned to work that same night.

Keywords: FRACTURE, POWER PRESS, WORK RULES, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, POINT OF OPERATION, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124021494			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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