Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17622119 - Heinz Pet Products

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17622119

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 04/08/1994

Site Address:
Heinz Pet Products
6670 Low Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2047

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/08/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/05/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360114193

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 I	05/09/1994	05/12/1994	$3,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C06 I	05/09/1994	06/13/1994	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170341127

Event: 03/24/1994

Employee loses finger in punch press accident

At approximately 9:30 p.m. on or about February 27, 1994, Employee #1, a mechanic, was injured while troubleshooting a problem on a Burkley punch press used for making can lids. After working on the problem with little or no success, Employee #1 left the machine to do some work on another machine. He then remembered he had not checked something and returned to the rear of the troubled press. There he raised a Lexan guard and reached in with his hand to check a wire. At the same time, another mechanic who was not visible from the other side of the press inched the machine. With the machine starting, Employee #1 jerked his hand, at which time it is believed that the fingers on his right hand came in contact with a transfer bar that opens and closes. The bar crushed Employee #1's first knuckle area of his right index finger. Later at the hospital, the finger was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, FINGER, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, MECHANIC, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, PUNCH PRESS, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17622119			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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