Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18863225 - Amstar Sugar Corporation

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

Inspection Nr: 18863225

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 05/11/1987

Site Address:
Amstar Sugar Corporation
1100 Key Highway East
Baltimore, MD 21230

Mailing Address:
1251 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10020

Union Status: Union

SIC:2062

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/14/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/04/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360752752

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$510	$0	$0	$0	$0	$510
Current Penalty	$250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$250
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	06/02/1987	06/05/1987	$250	$510	$0	06/15/1987	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 824300

Event: 04/06/1987

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN FOLDING ARM AND TURRET OF PRESS

EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CLEANING THE #2 HESSER PACKAGING PRESS. THE MACHINE WAS SET IN JOG MODE AND ENERGIZED THE WITH SAFETY DOORS (SEE THROUGH PLEXIGLASS) OPENED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING THE FOLDING ARM OF THE MANDRILL WHEN THE OTHER EMPLOYEE ACTIVATED THE MACHINE BY PRESSING THE UMBILICAL JOG SWITCH. THE MANDRILL TURRET MOVED TO THE FOLDING ARM, CATCHING EMPLOYEE #1'S HAND IN A SPACE 1/32 INCH WIDE BETWEEN THE TURRET AND ARM. HIS HAND WAS SEVERELY CRUSHED, BUT DID NOT NEED TO BE AMPUTATED.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, HAND, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18863225			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial machinery repairers

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