Inspection Detail

Inspection: 127376788 - Balmar, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 127376788

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 10/07/1996

Site Address:
Balmar, Inc.
16780 Oakmont Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2759

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/09/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/29/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100960913

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,900
Current Penalty	$950	$0	$0	$0	$0	$950
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	19100219 C02 I	11/21/1996	11/26/1996	$950	$1,900	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170831861

Event: 09/17/1996

Employee's head injured when caught in drive shaft

Employee #1 was leaning over a hole-punch drill press when a loose 1/8 in. air hose blew her ponytail into an unguarded horizontal drive shaft operating at 2,000 rpm. She tore herself free of the spindle, losing over 50 percent of her scalp and suffering severe bruising to the head.

Keywords: HAIR, SCALP, WORK RULES, AIR HOSE, DRILL PRESS, ENTANGLED, PRESS OPERATOR, DRIVE SHAFT, UNGUARDED, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127376788			Hospitalized injury	Other	Folding machine operators

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