Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302014972 - Bottcher America Corporation

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

Inspection Nr: 302014972

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 02/26/1998

Site Address:
Bottcher America Corporation
4600 Mercedes Drive
Belcamp, MD 21017

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3069

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/26/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/29/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100963388

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,600
Current Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
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	04/10/1998	04/13/1998	$700	$1,600	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200961803

Event: 02/26/1998

Employee's fingers injured between lathe bed and roller

Employee #1 was using a Victor lathe to trim a rubber roll. He had trimmed about 10 in., working from the tail end toward the head of the machine. The carriage was set to run from right to left. Employee #1 was removing trimmings from under the roll and the bed of the lathe when his right hand became caught between the roll and the bed. He sustained injuries to his thumb and to his index and middle fingers, but did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: LATHE, FINGER, WORK RULES, THUMB, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, NIP POINT, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302014972			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Lathe and turning machine operators

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