Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125431726 - Longwood Elastomers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Abingdon (Field Office) - Safety 0355110

Inspection Nr: 125431726

Report ID: 0355110

Date Opened: 09/05/1995

Site Address:
Longwood Elastomers, Inc.
655 Fairveiw Road
Wytheville, VA 24382

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 213, Wytheville, VA 24382

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3061

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/12/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/25/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900307042	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$1,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,300
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	19100212 A03 II	09/20/1995	10/06/1995	$1,300	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 948257

Event: 09/05/1995

Employee's finger caught between trimmer blades

Employee #1 was trimming/inspecting excess molded rubber from brake diaphragm parts. In this process, brake diaphragms are placed into a rotating cylinder where the excess rubber travels into the trimmer blades and is removed. Three to four months prior to this accident, a new coarse/tacky lubricant had been added to the diaphragms at the request of customers. Employee #1 was handling one of the newly-lubricated brake diaphragms when her hand was jerked into the trimmer blades through the travel of the rotating cylinder. Her finger was caught between trimmer blades.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, CYLINDER, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125431726			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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