Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18809152 - Continental Can Company Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 18809152

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 03/16/1987

Site Address:
Continental Can Company Inc
3701 Duncanwood Lane
Baltimore, MD 21213

Mailing Address:
800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854

Union Status: Union

SIC:3411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/16/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/28/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360753313

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19100106 E 2 IIB	04/02/1987	05/03/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 707125

Event: 03/06/1987

EMPLOYEE'S FINGER LACERATED WHILE CLEANING OPERATING MACHINE

AT 4 AM ON MARCH 6, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING THE #1 WAGNER SHEET COATER. UNDERNEATH THE MACHINE A 1 INCH DEEP, 28 X 42 INCH DRIP PAN FULL OF COATING LIQUID WHICH NEEDED TO BE CLEANED BEFORE SHUTDOWN. THERE WAS A 3 1/2 INCH DIAMETER HORIZONTAL SHAFT ROTATING 12 INCHES ABOVE THE PAN AND 28 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR. THE MECHANISM UNDER THE MACHINE WAS UNGUARDED DUE TO ITS LOCATION. HE DECIDED TO CLEAN THE PAN WITH THE MACHINE STILL RUNNING. THE COMPANY POLICY DOES NOT ALLOW CLEANING OR ADJUSTING NEAR MOVING PARTS. HE KNELT DOWN AND REACHED UNDER THE MACHINE WITH RAGS TO SOAK UP THE LIQUID. A RAG CAUGHT ON THE SHAFT, CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO BECOME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND THE MACHINE FRAME. HE PULLED HIS HAND OUT, RECEIVING LARCERATIONS TO HIS FOREFINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER, AND DISLOCATING HIS RING FINGER.

Keywords: ROTATING SHAFT, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LACERATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18809152			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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