Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14844070 - Roper Eastern

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

Inspection Nr: 14844070

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 06/01/1984

Site Address:
Roper Eastern
1601 Wicomico St
Baltimore, MD 21230

Mailing Address:
1905 W Court St, Kankakee, IL 60901

Union Status: Union

SIC:2591

NAICS:

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/05/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/25/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360588222

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1			1
Current Violations			1			1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$1,140	$0	$0	$1,140
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$1,140	$0	$0	$1,140
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	Repeat	19100212 A03 II	07/26/1984	07/29/1984	$1,140	$1,140	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14457832

Event: 05/10/1984

Employee's finger amputated when caught in rollers

Employee #1 was feeding a coil of metal into a Tishkin Ardcor roll forming machine, model F-15, which forms panels for lawn buildings. He had only operated this machine a few times during his 6 months of employment. He may have confused the machine with similar machines in the department that are protected by a Proxagard system that guards the points of operation in both JOB and RUN modes. The Proxagard system on the machine Employee #1 was using was protected only in RUN mode. Employee #1 was not sure which mode the machine was in, but thought that he was protected by the Proxagard sensing system regardless. He stated that he had both hands on the steel strip and was pushing it into the rollers when they suddenly began to turn and pulled off his right index finger. There were no witnesses to this event. There does not appear to have been any machine malfunction. The job bar requires deliberate, substantial effort to turn. It is spring-loaded to return immediately to the STOP/RELEASE position. Leaning against the job bar would not activate it. Although Employee #1 stated that he did not jog the machine and that he had both hands on the steel strip, the rollers were somehow momentarily activated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FORMING MACHINE, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14844070			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Financial managers

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