Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18833756 - Moldcraft Division

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

Inspection Nr: 18833756

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 04/13/1987

Site Address:
Moldcraft Division
1505 W. 41st. Street
Baltimore, MD 21211

Mailing Address:
4211 Shannon Drive, Baltimore, MD 21213

Union Status: Union

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/13/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/12/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360752661

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	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	09123102 A	05/15/1987	05/18/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 824037

Event: 02/22/1987

Employee's fingers crushed in molding machine

At approximately 12:15 a.m. on February 22, 1987, Employee #1, a foreman, opened the door to a #101 horizontal injection molding machine, Beloit model 375. The door that was supposed to stop because a plastic part was sticking and did not operate because an interlock connection at the bottom corner of the doorway was broken. According to the employee, he reached into the mold with his right hand to pry the plastic part loose with a screwdriver without touching the switch. The machine malfunctioned and the mold closed, crushing and lacerating his little, ring, and middle fingers. He called for help and mechanics freed him. It is not known if this was a malfunction (e.g., the interlock switch failed to open), or if Employee #1 activated the interlock switch, causing the machine to cycle.

Keywords: FINGER, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, LACERATION, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18833756			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, production occupations

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