Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18460766 - R. A. Precision, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 18460766

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 02/21/1990

Site Address:
R. A. Precision, Inc.
103 Belltown Rd.
Havelock, NC 28532

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3599

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/14/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/28/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360488167

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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	19100212 A01	03/28/1990	04/03/1990	$300	$300	$0	04/04/1990	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 760140

Event: 01/17/1990

Employee's fingers amputated between chuck & grinding wheel

Employee #1 was being trained to use a surface grinding machine. The trainer showed her how to operate the machine and had her watch for 2 hours while he ran several racks of parts. Employee #1 ran the next rack. After completing one side of the rack, Employee #1 removed the rack and began cleaning the chuck (the flat surface that material being ground sits on). Employee #1 completed all the cleaning except wiping the chuck with a paper towel. While wiping the chuck, Employee #1's right hand contacted the abrasive wheel. The rotation of the wheel pulled her fingers between the wheel and chuck, amputating the first joint of the index and middle fingers and severely abrading the ring finger. Employee #1 had worked for the employer for 2 years and had operated other grinding machines, but not this particular type.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ABRASION, GRINDING WHEEL, UNTRAINED, GRINDING MACHINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18460766			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Grinding, abrading, buffing & polishing mach. op's

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