Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18870345 - Maryland Cup Corp

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

Inspection Nr: 18870345

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 11/26/1986

Site Address:
Maryland Cup Corp
10100 Reisterstown Rd
Owings Mills, MD 21117

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2656

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/17/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/31/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360752422

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$390	$0	$0	$0	$0	$390
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	19100219 F 3	01/12/1987	01/15/1987	$250	$390	$0	01/28/1987	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 704239

Event: 11/25/1986

FINGERS CAUGHT IN CHAIN & SPROCKET

ON NOVEMBER 25, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING SPIRAL WOOD LID MACHINE #4. AT ABOUT 3:30 AM, THE SCRAP PAPER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE NIGHT SHIFT LEADER (WORKING SUPERVISOR) DISCONNECTED THE SCRAP PAPER CHUTE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTRUCTED TO KEEP OPERATING HER MACHINE. AFTER THE SCRAP PAPER CHUTE WAS DISCONNECTED (AT ABOUT 5:05 AM), SCRAP PAPER BEGAN TO ACCUMULATE UNDER THE MACHINE. AS EMPLOYEE #1 WAS UNDER THE MACHINE, CLEANING OUT SCRAP PAPER BY HAND, SHE INADVERTENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH A CHAIN AND SPROCKET. HER HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE NIP POINT, CAUSING THE AMPUTATION OF TWO FINGERS BELOW THE SECOND JOINT AND THE FRACTURE OF A THIRD FINGER. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, SPROCKET, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18870345			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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