Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302331798 - Malco Technologies, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302331798

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 10/15/1999

Site Address:
Malco Technologies, Inc.
94 County Line Road
Colmar, PA 18915

Mailing Address:
94 County Line Road, Colmar, PA 18915

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3678

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/03/1999

Emphasis: N:Pwrpress, S:Amputations

Case Closed: 11/30/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	902659655	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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	5A0001	11/15/1999	12/03/1999	$2,250	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100217 C02 IA	11/15/1999	12/03/1999	$750	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14258636

Event: 10/13/1999

Employee's thumb tip amputated in hydraulic press

Employee #1 was operating a hydraulic press that set metal studs into a bracket. He had to place his hands in the die on three occasions: to place the bracket in the die, to insert the studs into the bracket, and to remove the final part. The press was cycled with two-hand controls. Employee #1 was reaching into the point of operation to remove the final par when the press began to cycle without actuation of the two-hand control. The tip of Employee #1's thumb was amputated. Subsequent investigation revealed a malfunction in the time-delay relay in the press control. The press was not equipped with control reliability.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, THUMB, TWO-HAND CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION, STRUCK BY, HYDRAULIC PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, MECH MALFUNCTION, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302331798			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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