Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18866210 - Chesapeake Publishing Corporation

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

Inspection Nr: 18866210

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 01/26/1988

Site Address:
Chesapeake Publishing Corporation
#7 Industrial Park Circle
Waldorf, MD 20601

Mailing Address:
I-A Airpark Drive, Easton, MD 21601

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/10/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/29/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360616916

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$460	$0	$0	$0	$0	$460
Current Penalty	$460	$0	$0	$0	$0	$460
FTA Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000

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	890032 A	03/04/1988	03/07/1988	$460	$460	$3,000		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	890032 A	03/04/1988	03/07/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14296412

Event: 01/22/1988

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN COMPACTOR DOOR STRUCK HIS ELBOW

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A STATIONERY COMPACTOR. AS THE RAM RETURNED FROM A COMPACTING CYCLE, THE DOOR STARTED MOVING ALONG WITH THE RAM. (THE DOOR IS DESIGNED TO OPEN AFTER THE RAM HAS COMPLETED 2/3RDS OF IT'S CYCLE.) EMPLOYEE #1 NOTICED THAT SOME PAPER STUCK BETWEEN THE RAM AND DOOR CAUSED THE DOOR TO TRAVEL WITH THE RAM. AS HE REACHED IN WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND PULLED THE PAPER OUT, THE DOOR FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE ELBOW. AS SOON AS THE RAM HAD COMPLETED 2/3RDS OF IT'S CYCLE, THE DOOR OPENED AGAIN AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE HIS ARM.

Keywords: WORK RULES, JAMMED, TRASH COMPACTOR, STRUCK BY, ELBOW, FALLING OBJECT, DOOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18866210			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Printing machine operators

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