Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18869412 - Wheaton Tubing Products

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

Inspection Nr: 18869412

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 02/19/1987

Site Address:
Wheaton Tubing Products
Airpact Drive
Easton, MD 21601

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1329, Easton, MD 21601

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3221

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/24/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/27/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360753073

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14198030

Event: 01/29/1987

EMPLOYEE'S THUMB AMPUTATED BETWEEN CHAIN AND SPROCKET

EMPLOYEE #1 WORKED AT THE JEDDELUH "SWEED" MACHINERY COMPANY IN GOLDEN HILL, OREGON. HE REPORTED TO WORK AT 7 AM THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 AM HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SWEED SCRAP CHOPPER, MODEL 500, SERIAL NUMBER 500 WAS JAMMED, AND ASSIGNED THE JOB OF CLEARING IT. HE DISCONNECTED THE ELECTRIC POWER, REMOVED THE GUARDS AND CLEARED THE CHOPPER. TO VERIFY THAT THE CHAINS AND SPROCKETS WERE CLEAR, HE TURNED ON THE DISCONNECT AND STARTED THE CHOPPER. HIS GLOVE BECAME STUCK IN THE CHAIN AND WAS YANKED INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND SPROCKET. HIS THUMB WAS AMPUTATED. EMPLOYEE#1 WAS PERFORMING HIS ROUTINE JOB. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES BECAUSE IT WAS COLD IN THE WAREHOUSE. THE COMPANY HAD NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR CLEARING JAMS, BUT IS NOW PREPARING ONE. GLOVES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED WHEN CLEARING JAMS UNDER THE NEW WRITTEN PROCEDURE.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, GLOVE, WORK RULES, THUMB, JAMMED, SPROCKET, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18869412			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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