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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126498252 - Fabri-Kal Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation
Site Address:
Fabri-Kal Inc.
1321 Piedmont Hwy.
Piedmont, SC 29673
Mailing Address:
600 Plastics Place, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3089
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/22/1996
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/16/1996
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362629339 | ||
| Accident | 362629347 | ||
| Complaint | 78904174 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,400 |
| Current Penalty | $960 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $960 |
| 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 | 19100212 A01 | 07/15/1996 | 07/18/1996 | $480 | $1,200 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100219 E03 I | 07/15/1996 | 07/18/1996 | $480 | $1,200 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, an inspector/packer at a plastic cup manufacturing plant, was packing cups coming out of the cup forming machine when some cups became jammed at the lip roller section of the line. This is where a belt drive 3 in. inside the housing spins the cups through an oven while forming the drinking lip edge. Employee #1 shut off the machine, cleared the jam, and then reactivated the machine, but it jammed again. She was reaching into an opening to grab the cups when her index and middle fingers became caught in the nip point of the 1/2 in. V-belt. The tips of her fingers were damaged and were later amputated. An additional guard was subsequently added to the machine to reduce the size of the opening and to cover the exposed nip point. The V-belt was moving at 440 rpm and was powered by a 2 HP motor.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, V-BELT, NIP POINT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126498252 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Molding and casting machine operators | ||
| 2 | 126498252 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's |