Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126471424 - Thompson International

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 126471424

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 05/22/1995

Site Address:
Thompson International
12117 C R Koon Hwy., Hwy. 76
Prosperity, SC 29127

Mailing Address:
5750 New King St., Suite 100, Troy, MI 48098

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3714

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/07/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/09/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362628109

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170570022

Event: 05/17/1995

Employee's fingers amputated in mechanical power press

Employee #1 was operating a 30-ton, full revolution, pedal-operated mechanical power press. She was being monitored by a fitter and had machined about ten parts when her right hand became caught in the point of operation and four of her fingers were amputated. She was taken to the hospital, where one finger was reattached. The press was outfitted with button-type harness restraints, worn on the hands, that should have kept Employee #1's fingers 3 in. from the point of operation. There was no evidence that the right hand harness had malfunctioned, nor did it have any blood or other marks indicating that Employee #1 had been wearing it at the time of the accident. Apparently, the harness had either fallen off Employee #1's hand, or she had removed it.

Keywords: PULL BACK DEVICE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, WORK RULES, POINT OF OPERATION, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126471424			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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