Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301163143 - Amsco Windows

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 301163143

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 10/05/1999

Site Address:
Amsco Windows
1880 South 1045 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84125

Mailing Address:
P O Box 25368, Salt Lake City, UT 84125

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/06/1999

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Amputations, S:Manufacturing

Case Closed: 10/06/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362651002

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,225	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,225
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	Serious	19100212 A01	12/08/1999	12/20/1999	$1,225	$1,225	$0		A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171058183

Event: 10/04/1999

Employee's finger fractured between clamp and seal head

At 7:30 p.m. on October 1, 1999, Employee #1, a window welder in the production facility at Amsco Windows, positioned two PVC window frame pieces under the machine clamp. The clamp and pressurized heat seal head normally descended at 181 psi. The pieces were not aligned, so Employee #1 returned the head to the starting position. He was re-aligning the frames when the head descended at 80 psi, catching and crushing his left index finger against the clamp. Employee #1 sustained an open fracture of the top joint of his finger.

Keywords: HOLD-DOWN CLAMP, FRACTURE, FINGER, WELDER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301163143			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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